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Awesome project today!
First off. I picked up a new fuel filter, oil filter, and 12 quarts of Rotella 15-40! Finally going to get around to my first oil and filter change. What should I do about the air filter? should I get a new one? Should I blow out the old one with air?
Anyway. On with my project of the day.
So my butterfly valve isnt cutting the mustard. My truck just doesnt shut off the way id like. It chokes out after a few seconds of spluttering and spewing coal. So. I thought Id add a fuel cuttoff cable.
Heres how my friend Chris and I got it done.
We took my old "choke" cable and knob, and put it in a spare hole in the dash that just happened to fit it perfectly.
Then we routed the cable up through the firewall, through a rubber grommet, and into the engine bay.
Then we took it up along the firewall, and down the passenger side of the engine to the fuel shutoff.
Thats where the custom work came in. The fuel shutoff lever normally has to be pushed forward to shut off the fuel, but we needed it to be "pull to kill"
So we removed the lever arm, the washers, and tension spring. Then we flipped the lever arm over, then rotated it 180 degrees so it would be pull to kill.
Once that was done, we drilled a new hole for the spring to apply tension.
We re-assembled the fuel shutoff, now inverted, and tested the function. Perfect.
Then we built a custom bracket to secure the cable sleeve, and mounted it to a bolt that used to hold a damper-thing that I dont use. (If anyone could tell me what that thing USED to do, Id really appreciate it. Its a gold damper/vacuum piston thing that was just infront of the throttle linkage. It wasnt connected to anything, and i think it affects the throttle for when you turn on the AC but im not sure.
Regardless, its now removed and sitting in my "i might need this someday" parts bin.
So. with the bracket built, the line in, and the cable connected, we tested it. After a few tweaks, she worked like a charm. It kills the engine INSTANTLY, and looks great in the cab.
So there she is! I absolutely love it. Totally custom, works great, and looks like it came with the car. Not only that, but I consider it a security measure.
When I park it, I just pull it out a click to kill the engine, then leave it out. That way, anyone who breaks in, tries to start the truck, or tries to pop the clutch, will be met with a fuel shutoff. If they try to give it the choke..... they only "choke" the engine out!!!
Anyway. Pretty slick setup in my opinion. I love it. Huge thanks to my friend Chris who worked with me until 12:00 at night in the dark, outside, on the curb. What a guy. Thanks Chris!!!
First off. I picked up a new fuel filter, oil filter, and 12 quarts of Rotella 15-40! Finally going to get around to my first oil and filter change. What should I do about the air filter? should I get a new one? Should I blow out the old one with air?
Anyway. On with my project of the day.
So my butterfly valve isnt cutting the mustard. My truck just doesnt shut off the way id like. It chokes out after a few seconds of spluttering and spewing coal. So. I thought Id add a fuel cuttoff cable.
Heres how my friend Chris and I got it done.
We took my old "choke" cable and knob, and put it in a spare hole in the dash that just happened to fit it perfectly.
Then we routed the cable up through the firewall, through a rubber grommet, and into the engine bay.
Then we took it up along the firewall, and down the passenger side of the engine to the fuel shutoff.
Thats where the custom work came in. The fuel shutoff lever normally has to be pushed forward to shut off the fuel, but we needed it to be "pull to kill"
So we removed the lever arm, the washers, and tension spring. Then we flipped the lever arm over, then rotated it 180 degrees so it would be pull to kill.
Once that was done, we drilled a new hole for the spring to apply tension.
We re-assembled the fuel shutoff, now inverted, and tested the function. Perfect.
Then we built a custom bracket to secure the cable sleeve, and mounted it to a bolt that used to hold a damper-thing that I dont use. (If anyone could tell me what that thing USED to do, Id really appreciate it. Its a gold damper/vacuum piston thing that was just infront of the throttle linkage. It wasnt connected to anything, and i think it affects the throttle for when you turn on the AC but im not sure.
Regardless, its now removed and sitting in my "i might need this someday" parts bin.
So. with the bracket built, the line in, and the cable connected, we tested it. After a few tweaks, she worked like a charm. It kills the engine INSTANTLY, and looks great in the cab.
So there she is! I absolutely love it. Totally custom, works great, and looks like it came with the car. Not only that, but I consider it a security measure.
When I park it, I just pull it out a click to kill the engine, then leave it out. That way, anyone who breaks in, tries to start the truck, or tries to pop the clutch, will be met with a fuel shutoff. If they try to give it the choke..... they only "choke" the engine out!!!
Anyway. Pretty slick setup in my opinion. I love it. Huge thanks to my friend Chris who worked with me until 12:00 at night in the dark, outside, on the curb. What a guy. Thanks Chris!!!