[FC] Fuel Pump(s)

[BBRT]

I hate to tell you this. I used cheapo square FLAPS pumps on one race car 
for over ten years without failure. My GT3 car has Holleys and they crap out 
and need rebuilding, rouinely. They rust.

Chuck S
BBRT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Corey" <jcorey at escapees.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 4:06 PM
Subject: [FC] Fuel Pump(s)


> I'm going through electric fuel pumps on my 62 Greenie.  I'm on my fourth 
> in
> a year and a half.  My NAPA dealer puts up a closed sign when he sees me.
> He's replaced 2 under warranty.  The pump is mounted on the frame rail,
> about half way back on the driver's side.  After the second replacement, I
> dropped the tank and cleaned it.  Blew out the fuel lines.  New hose from
> tank to steel lines.  I put a fuel filter on the inlet side of the pump, 
> as
> well as a filter in the engine compartment before the carbs.  Thinking 
> there
> was if the pump is obstructed by crud, it might fail.  Pump is powered by 
> a
> separate dedicated circuit directly from the fuse block.  There is no oil
> pressure cutoff switch.  I'm using Carter fuel pumps.
>
>
>
> NAPA guys and I are trying to figure out what would cause a pump to fail:
> running dry (NOT!  The pump quit while driving along;  gas in the tank.) ;
> Low voltage (maybe, but not the case when I checked).   So what else?
>
>
>
> J Corey
>
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