MOXIE62

Maybe you guys know a trick.. I need to replace fuel pump on a 62. How do you keep the gas from coming out the nose when it’s disconnected from pump. I’m not talking about the small amount that is in the hose. Since it’s lower than the gas tank, it wants to siphon out. And who sells a good pump that does not leak due to inferior rubber, thanks

jimh_1962

Drain the gas tank or run it out of gas.

Nowhere Man

or stick a 3/8 bolt in the end

Frankie the Fink

Some vice grips to gently squeeze the rubber line worked when I changed pumps. Its not siphoning out ... its just flat running out... Alternately...you can pinch off the 6" rubber line coming from the tank into the "hard line" that runs along the frame....at the rear of the car on passenger side.

wmf62

yes it is siphoning out, the line connects to the top of the tank and the fuel pump is lower.

BUT, pinching the hose lightly in front of the fuel pump with visegrips is the easy way to 'shut it off'.
Bill

Frankie the Fink

I stand corrected on the siphoning issue (brain f@rt). I say you rebuild your current pump; in lieu of that NAPA probably has a service replacement pump that's as good as anybody else.

wmf62

unless one is into originality, the 'crimped' housing pumps work well.
Bill

Ironcross

That's almost too easy, go to your local auto parts store and buy a new one.........

all the above have covered how to stop the fuel....

Fawndeuce

Don't forget to either use axle grease or a long bolt to hold the pump rod up during installation, and be sure that the pump cam is positioned to allow for the rod to be all the way in.



Paul

MOXIE62

Thansk everyone. Got a plan now.

GCD1962

You can use compressed air to blow the gas back in the tank. For a pump, an Edelbrock is a good choice and it's pre-set at 6lb psi

JohnZ

On a C1, you have to be able to turn that special rubber hose between the frame line SAE male fitting and the 45* NPT fitting on the fuel pump inlet in order to remove the hose from the pump, or disconnect the hose at the frame line fitting to remove the pump with the hose attached.

I use a plug I made up from a Weatherhead double-female SAE union and a male SAE plug to screw on the male fitting on the end of the frame line while working on the hose or removing the pump.

Frankie the Fink

Which is why I talked about "pinching off" the fuel flow at the rear rubber connector between the tank and frame "hard line" at the back of the car. Spinning the line at the fuel pump to get it off with vice grips clamped on it is no fun (ask me how I know). However, JohnZ's trick fitting is the real "cat's meow"...

wmf62

i thought about that after i thought about it. my fuel pump was the sealed unit with a hose that slipped on at the pump end.

for a screwed connection, the next best place to pinch it off would be at the rear wheel frame kickup.
Bill

Redbird

My simple aproach!

Steve59

Somebody in the last year posted that when he replaced his fuel line, he installed a cut off valve somewhere in the section of the line going by the frame. I could not locate a valve that would fit and also work on a gas line.

JohnZ

That only works on '61-'62's, which had two rubber hose connections between the rear of the frame line and the tank; '60 and earlier didn't have the rubber hoses - they had solid lines with SAE inverted flare fittings between the frame line and the sending unit.

toms silver 60

Breaking the line above the gas tank and breaking the siphon is a 100% sure fire way of preventing a major gas spill in a bad place. Sure would be a bummer if you thought your plug was holding and came back later to see a big pool under the car...... Crimping the line by the pump may have unintended consequences later.

The isolation valve is a good idea!

BTW, gas tastes bad and don't get any near your eyes!

wmf62

i did not know that....
Bill