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Apr 17, 2002 | 10:58 AM

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William

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Abel, All good advice, but, check the actuating arm on the new pump and carefully compare it with the old pump. Any differences and you should take it back where you purchased it and get the correct pump. One more tip, install studs instead of bolts and you will reduce the risk of stripping the threads in the aluminum timing chain cover. Installation is a lot easier with studs.
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Apr 17, 2002 | 11:48 AM

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Karl, I don't know if there is not a block-off plate specifically for the FE, but I do know that a common one fits...I have it, but can't remember if it's a dodge or cheby part.

Apr 18, 2002 | 09:40 AM

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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-Apr-02 AT 10:41 AM (EST)]Ok. I'm going to try every idea, starting with that last one about inspecting it. I have looked at both of them, but I'm going to look closer. I noticed one thing: The control arm is harder to move on the new one. The guy where I bought the new one believes that the old one is good. I don't think so. I told him that the reason we decided on fuel pump being the problem was listening. When you hit the gas pedal on the 1964 F350 that's also at my father's you hear a hissing/spitting sound. On the F100, nothing.Except of course something moving around the carb.

1970 Ford F-100 Ranger
360 v8 2bbl
-Bosch +4 plugs and wires
-K&N open element
-true duals with glasspacks
C6 Auto
???rear
235/75r15s

Apr 18, 2002 | 11:35 AM

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Ralph, you should get a fuel pressure gauge and hook it up downstream of the fuel pump. They aren't expensive. That will tell you whether you have adequate fuel pressure at idle. I'm not sure what you mean by hearing something when you hit the throttle. Do you mean with the engine off? Mechanical fuel pumps only operate with the engine running, so the fuel system isn't pressurized unless the engine is running. An electric fuel pump can be wired so that it turns on when the key is put in the run position, even if the engine isn't running (bad idea, though). Does your dad's truck have an electric or a mechanical pump?

On the blockoff plate question, I discovered that Moroso does make one that fits a wide variety of engine, include the FE. It's available for $10 or so from Summit and other places. You could always just put on the blockoff plate and use an electric pump.

Apr 19, 2002 | 03:29 PM

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Mechanical. Maybe the 64 has an electric pump. It looks newer. I don't know. With the 64 engine cut off, one person can hit the gas pedal, while you are in front over the engine, and you can hear when the gas pedal is hit. It makes kind of a ffffff noise. That's the best way I can put it. Anyway, if it's not the fuel pump that's bad, it's either the lines or the filter. I can't buy anything else at this very moment. I'm very low of cash. I'm waiting for a check to come in so that I can fix my car, get a job, and get insurance.

1970 Ford F-100 Ranger
360 v8 2bbl
-Bosch +4 plugs and wires
-K&N open element
-true duals with glasspacks
C6 3 speed auto
???rear
235/75r15s

Apr 19, 2002 | 03:58 PM

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Hmmm...what carb is on your dad's truck? Is it a "double pumper"?

Apr 22, 2002 | 03:31 PM

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MotorCraft 2bbl.

1970 Ford F-100 Ranger
360 v8 2bbl
-Bosch +4 plugs and wires
-K&N open element
-true duals with glasspacks
C6 Auto
???rear
235/75r15s