DannyP

Righto thanks gerg... definitely not sold on the electric pump thing. Sounds like more trouble than they’re worth.

Do you mind me asking why you installed one in the first place?


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I can vouch 100% for the facet pump thing. I initially mounted mine in the engine bay, but with it having to suck fuel up from the back, plus through a couple of feet of head, it was noisy as fck.

It was basically cavitating and not pumping sufficiently to feed enough fuel. It needed a boat fuel primer bulb inline to initially prime it too. I then moved it into the spare tyre well just above the tank, and that worked and was much quieter, but it was a pain if I had to get access to it (it started screwing up by then). It would get going again with a smack, but it was getting quite hot.

I finally mounted it below the passenger floor, just where there's a hose junction between the steel pipes. It's audible with engine off, but being low-mounted, it's always being gravity-fed.

The genuine Facet pump finally shit itself spectacularly on the way to the beach, and I gave up trying to pull it down and keep it alive after 3 times it had stopped. I Uber-ed it (with my kids) to an Auto One where I got a chinese-made Goss unit for 50 bucks.l, fitted it on the side of the road, and continued to the beach.

I then read up about these Facet pumps and there seems to have been a bad batch 5-10 years ago, which sucks because I deliberately went with a more expensive US made unit and dodged the Chinese versions, just for the reliability.

The Goss has been going fine for a couple of years now, much better than the "US-made" Facet. It's still mounted under the passenger footwell. At 50 bucks (probably more now though), I might just buy a spare to keep in the car.

Re: the steel tubing for fuel line... I suspect that not only is it more durable, but probably cheaper to make and less clamping is needed to mount it under the chassis.

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That’s what I figured bear351. I think someone has been lazy in the past with just about everything on this car. The Facet pump has been mounted in the engine bay and up high too... go figure.

Ok, looks like I’ll be restoring the mechanical pump (by replacing it with a Goss or Fuelmiser - very available). I’ll pay my local X-series wrecker a visit an see if I can scavenge the relevant hardlines. If they’re difficult to find, rubber hose will do until I manage to get some.


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Thanks mate I’ll look him up


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yeah i'd recommend Scotty at  https://www.facebook.com/Xdfwreck for postable things for.. he's in Innisfail Qld, 
might be worth asking him anyway as he will ship anything anywhere from My understanding. 

That’s what I figured bear351. I think someone has been lazy in the past with just about everything on this car. The Facet pump has been mounted in the engine bay and up high too... go figure.

Ok, looks like I’ll be restoring the mechanical pump (by replacing it with a Goss or Fuelmiser - very available). I’ll pay my local X-series wrecker a visit an see if I can scavenge the relevant hardlines. If they’re difficult to find, rubber hose will do until I manage to get some.


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Thanks very much mate. You’ve been a lot of help! I’ll track some down at some point. Plenty of rusty spots to fix in the drivers side floor to keep me busy for a while!


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yep, 
EF EL/XH seat 
can tell by the winders and headrest (someone could tell by the trim exactly)
 
these mount different due to the hand brake being moved to the console area on these cars.. hence the need to butcher it(can be modded to fit much much better though, no idea why they'd gone to that level of bodge)
 
i think if the seat bolt hole isn't butchered, finding EA to ED or 1989 to 1995 ute/van seats they'd be a direct SAFE fit up. 
be easier to find than a bench in good condition.. 
if you can find a wrecker with 2 good lefts and a drivers in the same cloth, you can swap the trim and foam from a left seat to the drivers.. (do it yourself or pay someone.  link here will give you a good idea of what's needed to do it.. )
 

I'm really not sure what they're from deankdx... The photos I put up are of the drivers seat, the seatbelt mounts to the back R/H (looking forward) floor mount. Whatever it is, it's clearly rough as guts and a complete nuisance. I'm intending to do a bench seat swap or 3-seat conversion in the future but haven't had any luck tracking one down yet. Looks like I'll need to find some replacements anyway!
 
Really appreciate your help!
 
Dan

Usually all fuel line is 90% hard tube. It stops the damage from tools, rocks, weather etc... You NEED a definite rubber connection because the engine rocks back and forth, and the chassis doesn't. There's typically a rubber line into the fuel sender, and one into the carb/fuel inlet. The square Facet pumps are a "push" pump, they need to be mounted as close to the fuel tank as practicable, not in the engine bay (where it has to "pull" fuel up). 

if the engine is the original to the car i'd get another mechanical pump or hook it up and see if it works. 
only reason i mention original, is if it's from an EFI car (or the cam is) then they don't have a fuel pump lobe..
 
if you do choose to try the mechanical pump on it, beware it's not leaking fuel into the oil/sump..  some were rebuildable some were not