I am pretty sure it will work on the twin hat, it should have the same spacing as the triple pumps on the two sides. If you go to modfords and search I think people have done it before.
Fore Hat and Walbro 465's
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I am pretty sure it will work on the twin hat, it should have the same spacing as the triple pumps on the two sides. If you go to modfords and search I think people have done it before.
Here is some hope for the twin pump guys with the original fore hat.
Found these on the net.
Found these on the net.
Just a heads up I put everything in the tank today and the pump socks are hitting the bottom of the tank. I am going to mill off some material and post my result. I know other have done this without having to modify anything, but he had the old old triple pump housing with no return line in the hat.
How bad where the pumps hitting the bottom of the tank? Trying to get an idea of how much you are going to have to clearance.
I took .375 out of the basket and will be testing it out tomorrow.
I test fitted everything last night and it works. Also .375 is pretty much the most you can take out because, If you take out anymore the fuel pump nipples will hit the nipple in the top of the fuel hat.
Nick
Nick
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I used an old style dual hat. I pulled two o rings out to make pumps not as tight in housing. Them I milled 1/4 out pug the pump holder and cut the nipples and they fit.
So it's been a few months, how's it working out? I'm about to pull my tank and maybe try this out. I think one of my GSS342's died.
Another way to do this is to drop the tank and empty it. pull the basket out and put about a 2' piece of 4x4 in the hole that you can use to push down on the bottom of the tank. Now use a heat gun to heat the bottom of the tank where the 4x4 is pushing down. Move the heat around slowly so you don't melt anything. (a friend makes it easier, but i used a 5 gallon bucket with weight in it to push on the 4x4). The tank is composite and after it is heated it will make a nice little sump area just below the pumps. When you have it where you want it use a rag with cold water to quickly cool it. This is how I made the twin 465s work with my older basket.
I haven't been able to try it yet, they are in the tanks but the car isn't ready to fire up at the moment.
Your S197 tank is composite,but before 05,they were all stamped steel.
I just installed a twin 465 Walbros and had to trim some of the outlets of the 465 pumps because filters were hitting bottom of tank, I have fore twin fuel pumps, other reason is because running E85 and 465 are E85 compatible. I think the old 255 started to fail due to expose to E85 usage for long period of time.
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