<VV> gas in oil

[shortle]

I stopped using mechanical fuel pumps on my Corvairs in the mid eighties because of this situation. It's been strictly electric for me ever since. But this is an old post and an even older arguement. Happy new year to all. Long live electric fuel pumps.
Timothy Shortle in (snowy/cold) Durango Colorado

-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Dec 26, 2008 12:56 PM
>To: VV <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: <VV> gas in oil
>
> Car sat for about 4 weeks on the ramp to the garage, nose up hill. Today I started some routine maint on it and when It it started, it it pumped oil/gas out the breather and the usual places. The dip stick says I have about 6 quarts of  "oil".
>
> I know it gravity flowed from a full fuel tank into the fuel pump and on its merry way into the oil pan. What I want to know should I change the fuel pump?  Did this indicate that a part of the fuel pump failed and allowed the fuel from the tank to gravity through it and flow into the engine? Should the fuel pump have stopped the gravity fuel flow past it? First time this kind of problem for me in 40+ years of Corvair ownership.
>
> I raised the back of the car and no more fuel flow to the pump, and will drain engine / filter tomorrow.
>
> Should I replace the fuel pump??????????
> MIKE KOVACS 
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