[FC] fuel pump

[Dave Sanger]

I replaced mine with an electric pump that I bought from Larry Claypool. I 
also bought a "block" plate to seal off the old fuel pump. Both work fine.

I don't know the specs on the pump from Larry; I am sure he will be happy to 
answer a question at(mr.vair at urbancom.net).

On the plug/casting, contact Jeff at bugclub101 at comcast.net His price is $42 
for the aluminum casting.

Hope this helps.

Dave Sanger
63 Rampside
64 Spyder Convertible
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wild8bill at aol.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:53 AM
Subject: [FC] fuel pump


>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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