Fuel Pump Help
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Fuel Pump Help
My truck has sat for the past month, because I was fixing a few things on it and when I went to start it up a couple days ago it wouldn't fire up. So I took off the fuel line going to the carb to check for fuel of course, and nothing was coming up. I started at the tank and worked my way up towards the engine and found that I am getting fuel pumped to my fuel pump but not pumped to the carb.
Is there any trick to get the fuel pump workin again before I go buy a new one tomorrow? I'm wondering since it sat for a bit that there might be somethin hung up in it? But it has sat before and this hasn't happened.
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Is there any trick to get the fuel pump workin again before I go buy a new one tomorrow? I'm wondering since it sat for a bit that there might be somethin hung up in it? But it has sat before and this hasn't happened.
Thanks
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It's not even worth the time and money repairing the fuel pump yourself since a reman. pump will run you $40 at the most.
Is there a possibility that your fuel filter is plugged up? Does the pump have a canister filter built into it like the 429/460 pumps?
Is there a possibility that your fuel filter is plugged up? Does the pump have a canister filter built into it like the 429/460 pumps?
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How would it be pumping fuel into the crankcase? I didn't think that was possible....wouldn't a new pump fix that anyways?
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Yes, new pump will fix that. However, if it was dumping fuel into crankcase it has thinned the oil, possibly causing internal damage if oil is not changed.
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X2 on the Airtex. Only for the reason that the engineer responsible should be strung up, then shot, then killed and shot again.
There is a hump at the bottom of the bracket, top of the body, that makes it darn near impossible to start then tighten the bolts. You need a wobble socket. A wobble extension makes the socket to long to fit. Even with a short socket.
It's like they sat there and said, "how can we screw with people?"
There is a hump at the bottom of the bracket, top of the body, that makes it darn near impossible to start then tighten the bolts. You need a wobble socket. A wobble extension makes the socket to long to fit. Even with a short socket.
It's like they sat there and said, "how can we screw with people?"
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You do have a mechanical fuel pump, not an electric pump; correct? If you have an electric fuel pump then it can't.
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Carter P4070 if you wish to go that route. I know of a couple that have been in use for for over twenty years. Put one on my last project. Airtex was cheaper, but found too many failure reports.
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