[FC] fuel pump

[Bill Wells]

Bill,
   
  The pump units I use I got at Autozone. They are the low pressure, import car version and are cylindrical in shape. They sort of look like a Corsa turbo gas filter. I cannot hear it unless my carbs are dry and it is working hard to fill them. I carry a spare, but have not had a failure. I have removed the little, square, transformer-looking pumps from many old parts cars. They all made noise, but would not pump.
   
  I have sealed leaky floats by dipping them in POR-15.
   
  Good Luck,
  Bill Wells
  61 Ramp
  62 Brier
  65 Corsa

Wild8bill at aol.com wrote:
  I replaced my failing fuel pump with an electric one about 6 months ago, 
problem solved. New problem started: the pump failed on me a few weeks ago, and 
I replaced it with a lower pressure pump, because I thought it failed so 
quickly due to it being a higher pressure pump than the engine needed. The new 
pump got me home just fine, but after sitting for a few weeks, the rampy idles 
fine once started, but after driving a few blocks, sputters and dies. 

>I'm asuming it isn't getting gas into the carbs fast enough to compenstae 
for the fuel used< 

My question is: what is the proper fuel pump pressure for a corvair 110 
engine? The pumps that I used are universal fit electronic pumps, the higher 
pressure one is 5-8psi and the lower one is 2-4psi. I can't find a reference to 
this in any of my books or parts' supplier catalogs.

Other question: I purchased a float from a big vendor to replace one that 
had pin holes in it, the one that came wasn't in much better shape. Are there 
new ones available, or is there a fix, such as using gas tank sealer, to rehab 
the old ones? I'm aware of the soldering method, but I'm not sure what type 
of flux or solder to use, or how much heat.

Bill
'61 rampside
'63 greenbrier
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