turfman454

just went through the same thing. There is a drain on the bottom of the tank. I drained all the fuel out and then blew some air through both sides. ALso had a problem with a simple kink in the fuel line at the filter. There is no screen in the tank if im not mistaken.

Okay i got the brat home from the painter and back into my shop. It appears when we put the last pump on we crimped the line bolting it back up to the frame. Once everything was straightened out it fired up and is running great at idle

thanks. ill see if my local dealership has them. Ive got some clips but not sure if they are the right ones

Can anyone send me a pic if the molding clips for the stainless bed trim on a 2nd gen BRAT. Any chance of buying new ones on the aftermarket. Thanks in advance

im dealing with a similar problem. I just got mine back from the painter where it sat for 3 years. I feel it is a clog in the fuel line between the pump and the tank. Im like you i think corrosion has set in and is restricting the flow in the line. Hopefully i will get to work on mine this week since i can get it in my shop.Im going to change the fuel line since i cannot even get mine to gravity drain but i can blow air through it

Okay update time. Brat will start when fuel fed into carb. There is no gas going onto fuel filter by the pump. We actually used the air compressor to blow air from the fuel line back into the gas tank and vica versa. We were able to blow some gas out from the tank side but the tank will not even gravity drain. It is on a slight incline but i would think the pickup will work with three gallons of gas. Only thing i can figure at this point is the actual fuel line is clogged or collapsed. My painter is finished with it and will be able to work on it under decent conditions soon

no updates. Im so fed up with it at this point. Im trying to get my painter to finish up so i can get it home and work on it in my shop instead of on a hill in the dirt. Ill let you know what i find out. There is no fuel in the filter by the pump.Im going to try to blow air back through the line to t the tank to see if i have a clog in the tank. I have already drained the tank and put fresh gas in it

yes i was trying to jump it inside the connector itself

tried but i was not sure how to do it . When you look inside the connector there are more than two wires and i wasnt sure how to do it. Any suggestionson how. Oh yea the new pumps run fine once installed . I let them run for 10 minutes or so and then leave thinkg its ok. Right now it is on a slight incline facing up but i should have 2-3 gallons of gas in it so i do not believe it is a pickup issue. Its 1oo degrees in NC today and i did not feel like messing with it today

thanks. Im trying to see if a new one can be purchased but i dont think i can find one through the typical chain auto parts store. It just bothers me that as soon as i hook the new pumps up it fires right up and idles great

any idea where it is located

just trying to find out if anyone has had this problem. Im restoring my dads 84 BRAT. Due to the fact that im using the worlds slowest body man it has been a 3 year project. Anyway over the last 4 months i have replaced 3 fuel pumps due to what i thought was an old gas issue. Every time i put a new pump on it cranks right up and both filters are full of fuel. After a few days or weeks it will not start up again and both filters are dry. I have changed filters with each pump change and drained all the old fuel out and replaced it with non ethonal gas. Can i really be going through that may fuel pumps? The first one lasted 30 years. Am i missing something? Any help would be appreciated before i buy another pump. All new pumps have only a few minutes run time

if so will you let me know.Thanks

Anyone have a set of tailgate hinges? My painter is getting ready to paint my 86 Brat and somehow i cannot locate the tailgate hinges. The ones that i need are the ones located at the bottom of the tailgate and attacth the tailgate to the bed with two screws. If you have any please email me at jjchevy454@aol.com...... thanks in advance. I will need them shipped to 28107

still have the rear jumpseat belt covers for sale. Shoot me an email at jjchevy454@aol.com

Just wanted to pass this one. Just purchased a new radiator from Advance auto online wit a 30% code(radx) shipped it was under $100.00 all metal everything matched up until...... I got to the radiator cap. It was a larger neck than my stock 1984 Brat. I actually took the radiator in the store and they let me go in the back till I found a fit. There book calls for a stant 10227. I found that a Stant 10229 fits and has a 13 lb rating. Luckily I had not installed in the truck when I found out. Great price if you need one. My Brat also has an automatic

need 2nd gen tailgate in repairable condition. I am located in NC