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I have the style fuel pump pictured here on my 272 engine which hasn't run since 1997. Are there internal parts that would fail over the years of sitting? I don't want to take it off and buy a new one if I don't have to...
I'd buy new one. They are not that expensive and not that hard to put on. you could pull a hose and crank the engine to see of the pump is pumping gas.... but if it works it might fail down the road, esp. as Ray said (and I am paraphrasing) "with our wonderful modern ethanol gas."
Thanks for the input. I'll see if the old girl pumps fuel for the moment and replace it soon. Not knowing how they work I figure if take it apart and investigate when the time comes.
I carry a spare fuel pump since I drive my truck. Yes, sometimes a far distance from home. That pump is one that you can no longer go into your local mcparts store and buy off the shelf.
Anyone have an opinion as to which pump is better? The one I posted earlier or this one posted here? What's the difference? (I just googled 272 fuel pump and this popped up - for photo use only. I'd buy the correct unit...)
Not better or worse but functionality. The picture you posted first is the dual type, both fuel pump and vacuum pump for the windshield wipers. If your truck has electrical wipers, the pump shown in the second picture will work fine.
I do suggest a new one. But heres the caution. My friend 'had' a beautiful
54 Hudson. So he brought the fuel pump to the parts store. He failed or
didnt know to stuff a pencil or bolt in the fuel line. The garage was attached
to the house also the home of a beautiful 58 Continental convertable. So
his daughter takes a shower fuel line siphoned all over the floor, gas fired
water heater came on >house garage blown off the map. His daughter jumped
out the window bare *** burnt to death ended in Shriner burn center. Guy
returns with just the clothes on his back no keys no wallet no nothing. The
garage roll top door acually blew across the street and hit a house. True
but sad story. Back to your problem or our problem is vehicles don't have
mechanical fuel pumps no more and the crap gas attacks diaphrams, rubber
fuel lines carb. components as if they are trying to do away with us. Or
put an in line Bendix electric pump.
by the way He returned with a new pump but no more crispy Hudson
'
just a sayin sam
I X2 replacing the pump. My 56 came with electric wipers but my pump had a glass fuel filter bowl. I ended up with one that looks like the second one you posted (think it also fits the FE series engines). My old pump looked good and pumped but was pumping fuel into my crankcase as well. Ethanol really plays havoc on that original rubber.
If you go to a chain parts store their computer wont go back far enough. I buy fuel pumps for a 60s ford 390. they fit the 55 and newer y blocks perfectly and usually run around $35. (looks like the one with the screw on filter)
Okay now that I know what pump to get (and to get two!) so I replace my existing pump with the same unit, I am curious - and I don't have the truck in front of me at the moment to confirm - but do I recall a wire going down to the fuel pump? Or perhaps that's for the oil pressure sending unit. I have to take the inner and outer fenders off for sheet metal work anyway so might as well get access to the side of the engine. But I couldn't see where this wire went to. Thoughts on that? And thank you for such wonderful responses.
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