<VV> Fuel Pump

[Mike Stillwell]

 Another tip, for those of us more frugally minded. I
usually pull fuel pumps from junkers in yards. Just
check to see if the diaphram material sticking out of
the side is still soft. I've had a higher success rate
with these salvaged originals (or 1970's replacements)
than any thing else. I don't want to tell my 3 fuel
pumps (2 new, 1 old) in 90 miles story, but the end
result was the last one (a salvaged junker)is still on
the car 9 years later...

 Mike 
 YS-117

--- Bill Elliott <corvair at fnader.com> wrote:

> The only fuel pumps that I have never had a failure
> on were the ones 
> from The Source. These are no longer in production
> though (because they 
> can't find a manufacturer to build them to the old
> specs and quality 
> levels.).
> 
> The next vendor pumps I've had the best luck with
> are from the 
> Underground. The failure rate is very low and Lon
> readily replaces any 
> failures... but I always carry a spare in any case.
> 
> I have had bad luck with Clark's pumps and very bad
> luck with pumps from 
> any other source (I think there are still a lot of
> those faulty pumps in 
> the general commercial system)
> 
> In general, I find the mechanical pumps to be more
> reliable than 
> electrics... but I am converting my Corsa to
> electric as I install my 
> Weber-carbed turbo engine. I'm using an in-tank
> setup from The Source. 
> Not cheap, but the nicest engineered setup I've
> seen.
> 
> Bill



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