<VV> Mechanical fuel pumps - leaks damage motor mounts ?

Mon Aug 2 01:43:38 EDT 2010

JR - This brings up a point I have hammered away for some time. The simple
statement "the fuel pump failed" tells us nothing - including the "fact"
that it really was the fuel pump that failed in the first place.

I recently thought (last week) the fuel pump had failed on my 63 rampside.
(It hadn't been driven in nearly a year). Turns out it was a poor fitting
on the incoming line to the pump - no suction. I have run into this before
and i suspect many others have as well - but blamed it on the pump.

"Another" "failed pump" story for the internet to archive - making the
never ending debate never ending.

Lon Wall
www.corvairunderground.com
800-825-8247

> First of all, it was very likely the pump that was in the car when it left
> the factory.  Due to circumstances, the car sat outside - unused - and
> unlicensed - in Illinois weather for roughly 15 years.  Ran when parked.
>
> A group of us got together to help our friend solve his problem.
> Everything
> that you would need to do to make a car healthy enough to be driven safely
> was done - brakes, fuel tank, mouse house removal, you know the drill.
> When
> it got to the point of starting the engine, it would not fire and was
> determined to be lack of fuel to the carbs.
>
> The pump was removed and taken apart since there was no spare one on hand
> at
> the time.  There was a considerable amount of rust inside on the metal
> disks
> preventing the push rod from doing it's job.  Several sprays of WD40 and
> cleaning away of the rust (small wire brush) as well as messaging of the
> diaphragms and more WD40 to make them more pliable was done.  The pump was
> reassembled and the car was driven to and from the convention without a
> fuel
> related incident of any kind.
>
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <HallGrenn at aol.com>;
> <patiomatt at aol.com>; "VirtualVairs AA" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 1:41 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Mechanical fuel pumps - leaks damage motor mounts ?
>
>
>> How was the WD-40 used on the pump ?
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>; <HallGrenn at aol.com>;
>> <patiomatt at aol.com>; "VirtualVairs AA" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Mechanical fuel pumps - leaks damage motor mounts ?
>>
>>
>>> Can't answer that one with any certainty, but I HAVE seen WD40 bring a
>>> completely dead (original GM) pump back to life after 15 years of
>>> non-use.
>>> It powered the car from Chicago to Cedar Rapids and back without
>>> missing
>>> a
>>> beat (and no leaks).
>>>
>>> Later, JR
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
>>> To: <HallGrenn at aol.com>; <patiomatt at aol.com>;
>>> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:06 PM
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> Mechanical fuel pumps - leaks damage motor mounts ?
>>>
>>>
>>>> While we're re-visiting the pump question, what is the possibility
>>>> that
>>>> the
>>>> leak damages motor mounts ?
>>>>
>>>> Mine was squirting right onto the mount rubber - is there a way to
>>>> "undo"
>>>> any damage there ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again
>>>> Charlie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: <HallGrenn at aol.com>
>>>> To: <patiomatt at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:55 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: <VV> Losing faith in mechanical fuel pumps
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 7/31/2010 10:22:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>> patiomatt at aol.com writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> Less  than 300 miles... YOUR PROBLEM....switch to electric that stays
>>>>> wet.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt Nall
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt,
>>>>>
>>>>> I actually park the FC uphill just so the pump doesn't dry out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob
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