Holley Red fuel pump question.
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Melting Slicks
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Holley Red fuel pump question.
I'm installing a Holley Red fuel pump on my '71. Question: Which side is inlet?
I shouldn't have to ask this question but there's not a clue on the pump or on any search
. Naturally Holley and all suppliers are "experiencing exceptional high call volume ".
TIA
Old man
I shouldn't have to ask this question but there's not a clue on the pump or on any search
. Naturally Holley and all suppliers are "experiencing exceptional high call volume ". TIA
Old man
Dr. Detroit
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From: New Braunfels Texas
I'm installing a Holley Red fuel pump on my '71. Question: Which side is inlet?
I shouldn't have to ask this question but there's not a clue on the pump or on any search. Naturally Holley and all suppliers are "experiencing exceptional high call volume ".
TIA
Old man
I shouldn't have to ask this question but there's not a clue on the pump or on any search
. Naturally Holley and all suppliers are "experiencing exceptional high call volume ". TIA
Old man
Jebby
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Melting Slicks
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Drifting
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I had 2 holley red pumps fail on me. Was running one on my 65 gto and it failed. Carried a spare with me and after installaton it was dead. Of course both pumps were out of warranty ! Last 20 years have been using a carter 4070 pump with zero problems. Ran one on my 460 ranchero too and no problems with that one .
Safety Car
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Curious why you were running an electric pump? What I learned out in Nevada somewhere near Tonapah in the 60's is that the fuel pump lobe on a GTO is BOLTED to the camshaft, and will fail somewhere above 135 MPH! Hitchhiked into the nearest town, bought an electric fuel pump and bypassed my original mechanical pump in the desert sun. Good times!
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Melting Slicks
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Rochester Quadrajets are notorius for losing prime. Don't know where it goes, (not the well plugs), but I got tired of cranking until the mechanical pump filled the bowl. Electric pump solved the problem. BTW, I kept the mechanical pump inline.
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Drifting
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From: Wabasha Mn
Curious why you were running an electric pump? What I learned out in Nevada somewhere near Tonapah in the 60's is that the fuel pump lobe on a GTO is BOLTED to the camshaft, and will fail somewhere above 135 MPH! Hitchhiked into the nearest town, bought an electric fuel pump and bypassed my original mechanical pump in the desert sun. Good times!