Tag Archives: 2004 Colorado

Dec 16, 2023 I posted an ad on Marketplace to sell parts as I’m parting out the truck. Some moderate responses and I’ve sold the Engine, tail lights, front bumper, grill, wheels…and a couple other bits. But the truck is taking up too much room in the garage and I need the engine out forContinue reading “Part Out”

Nov 24, 2023 I gave up on trying to drain the fuel tank. The pump quit doing anything other than making noise so I figured I would do something a little bit more productive. I bought a new fuel filter, some 3/8 inch fuel hose and connected everything up to the truck’s fuel lines bypassingContinue reading “It moves!”

November 23, 2023 I needed to see if I could drain the fuel tank. I rigged up a hose from the feed line to the engine, and that was draining into a container. I removed the relay for the fuel pump and jumpered the connections to activate the fuel pump permanently without the ignition beingContinue reading “Draining fuel tank – Attempt 1”

November 22, 2023 With the external fuel cell and pump connecter I tried starting it. After a few coughs and sputters the Colorado came to life and was running smoothly. And it only took a few minutes to get everything going. Pretty stoked about this!

Nov 22, 2023 Disconnected the fuel lines so I could connect up an external pump and fuel. Noticed the gas that was coming out of the lines was brownish. Thought it might be the container I was using, so I cleaned out the container and try it again. Nope! The gas was filthy and mixedContinue reading “Gasoline or Water?”