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Mar 17, 2011 | 02:09 PM

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Fuel pump problems

I have been trying to Hook my pump up in my 80 trans am and it just keeps blowing fuel lines apart when I start it, just have it hooked straight up so I can hear my car run. It's like it's putting out too much pressure or something.

What's the correct way to hook this **** up? I don't want to get my tank and everything set up and still have it blowing apart.

Mar 17, 2011 | 02:33 PM

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You HAVE to have a regulator, with a return line, so the extra fuel goes back to the tank or it will continue to blow the lines apart.

Mar 17, 2011 | 03:15 PM

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I thought the 2004 6.0 truck intake had a regulator built in, guess that's not true?

Mar 17, 2011 | 03:53 PM

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The truck intake does have a regulator built right into the stock fuel rails, I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "hooked straight up" maybe some pictures might help to diagnose your problem. Where is it blowing the lines apart?

Mar 17, 2011 | 04:26 PM

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I just hooked the pump up to the rails with a few feet of gas line to see if it would fire up.

Mar 17, 2011 | 05:25 PM

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does intake have 1 or 2 fuel lined on it if its 1 it doesnt have a regulator. dont remember what year but they started putting regulator in the tank. if its 2 you have regulator on rail

Mar 17, 2011 | 05:29 PM

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Well the fuel rails are setup for a quick connect style fitting, I don't imagine that a rubber line would stay attached very well even if it had a clamp on it.

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Mar 17, 2011 | 06:03 PM

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If the fuel rail only has 1 connection (which I believe 04 has), then you need to put a corvette fuel filter inline with a return line to the tank.

Mar 17, 2011 | 07:01 PM

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As far as I can remember, they started using the in tank regulators in late 03.

Mar 17, 2011 | 07:09 PM

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There is only one line going to the rails but there is one coming off the front of the intake, I thought that was the return.. The Vette filter/regulator is what I need right? They are only $20 so I am going to go ahead and get one.

Mar 17, 2011 | 07:14 PM

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the one on front went to evap canister for fuel tank you need the vette regulator or aftermarket one or i have truck fuel rails with regulator ill sell you

Mar 17, 2011 | 07:25 PM

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Ok thanks for the help guys, my truck intake won't clear the hood so it has to go anyways.

Mar 18, 2011 | 09:46 AM

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Well I learned some more today, I was basing my info off of my 04 5.3 which has the regulator on the intake. Sorry for incorrect info.

Mar 20, 2011 | 01:25 PM

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I just got the corvette regulator, hope it works. Ready to get this POS on the road..

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