<VV> fuel pumps

[Ron]

What I would do is throw out both pumps and install a new mechanical pump 
from a vendor and drive happily ever after.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel Smith" <my65vair at hotmail.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 11:34 AM
Subject: <VV> fuel pumps


> My '65 corsa 110 has been running erratically lately. Somewhere along the 
> line someone installed an electric fuel pump, but the fuel lines in the 
> engine compartment are still routed through the mechanical one. I know the 
> pump was instlled prior to the mid-80's and it is a small generic unit 
> labelled for use in an import car. Gas only seems to be trickling from the 
> line when I turn on the pump with the engine off, and the right hand 
> carburetor bowl didn't have any gas in it when I opened it, despite the 
> pump having been on for awhile. Why is the mechanical pump still in the 
> engine? You can't get anywhere in the car without turning on the electric 
> pump, so are both pumps neede to meet the needs of the engine? I am 
> considering re-routing the lines so that they dodn't go into the 
> mechanical pump, but I don't know if the electric one will be enough.
>
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