Fuel Pump Install
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Fuel Pump Install
What am I missing here? No gas is pumping after I've installed a new fuel pump. I thought at first fulcrum was not correctly positioned; removed pump only to learned it was in correct position...rod at end of fulcrum. Even showed nice clean area where grease was used in the installation to hold rod in place. Cranking has been excessive. Added two gallons in the event fuel in tank was low but still no show of gas at the top of carb fuel pipe. Right now I've just the pipe dumping into glass jar to check fuel flow.
So what am I missing here?
So what am I missing here?
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I recently put a new Delco in my C3 project that was BAD. Really took me by suprise, I was looking for a carb problem, till I unhooked the fuel line and got nothing while cranking. They warranteed it and the 2nd one was good. 
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Had that problem before with a heater core...leaked
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I agree with DWncchs, removing the rubber line from the tank to the pump, at the pump, should allow gas to flow by itself - use a bucket. This is assuming that the car is level, front end no higher than the back. Since you have gas in the tank, if it doesn't flow, try blowing a little compressed air back thru the line back to the tank. If your inlet sock is plugged up, this might free it up.
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I suspect the sock is partially blocked as well. I'll blow some air into the line to see if it unclogs it as well. This may have well been the cause of the initial low fuel flow that lead me to replacing fuel pump in the first place.
Bottom line...fuel is not free flowing from fuel line hose after siphon established.
Last edited by hunt4cleanair; Jul 18, 2007 at 06:48 AM.
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Used a small electric vacuum pump and got gas flowing. Hooked up hose and carb pipe and got the fuel to respond as well. Gas spurts rather than a steady stream. Same as when I was using the vacuum pump...spurted rather than a steady stream.
I suspect the sock is partially blocked as well. I'll blow some air into the line to see if it unclogs it as well. This may have well been the cause of the initial low fuel flow that lead me to replacing fuel pump in the first place.
Bottom line...fuel is not free flowing from fuel line hose after siphon established.
I suspect the sock is partially blocked as well. I'll blow some air into the line to see if it unclogs it as well. This may have well been the cause of the initial low fuel flow that lead me to replacing fuel pump in the first place.
Bottom line...fuel is not free flowing from fuel line hose after siphon established.
Remember if you blow air back into the tank with the cap on you will pressurize the tank and tons of fuel will come back out.You can also deform your tank.
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