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The New sealed fuel pumps are different than the rebuildable ones.
Hey Mr. D,
Thanks for the response.
The situation here is that I don't even know that what is wrong is the Fuel Pump!
Lorrie has been doing just wonderfully for the past couple of months. She was regaining my confidence in her with the way she was performing.
Then we were on the way home from the Post Office last Friday, going up an ever so slight incline and of a sudden Lorrie's mighty 225 Slant Six just quit running.
Coasted off to the side of the mildly cambered road and came to a stop with a very slight lean to the right. Tried to restart but all she would do was crank. At first it felt like she wasn't getting any fire. Checked all the Fuses in the Start/Run/Charge system and they were fine.
Checked the Fuel Level in the Gas Tank. The Gauge said that there was about 1/8th of a tank. But in checking everything over, it was noticed that there was no fuel in the Fuel Filter. Got out the two gallon Gas Can and put a little bit in the Carburetor and Lorrie started right up and ran till the prime was gone and quit. Still there was no gas in the Fuel Filter. Concluded that there was nothing wrong with the Electrical. That the problem was in the Fuel System.
Knowing that the Fuel Pickup Tube in the Gas Tank is near the left front of the tank, I thought that maybe going up the slight incline and the road camber having Lorrie leaning to starboard (right), that maybe, just maybe there wasn't enough fuel in the tank to keep the Fuel Pickup Tube immersed, so put about a gallon of gas in the Fuel Tank, and tried to restart, but she just wouldn't. That was when I surmised that the problem was the Fuel Pump.
Then one of the guys here in town saw us and stopped to see if he could help. He towed Lorrie back home where she was parked overnight. I was just nonplussed and somewhat put off by what had happened and so I just let her sit till the next morning.
Came in and called NAPA and ordered a NEW Fuel Pump. It was to be in on Saturday morning. Going to cost $22.01.
Called NAPA the next morning and sure enough, they had the NEW Fuel Pump, but I had no way to get it. Gave a check for the amount to my neighbor's wife and she would pick it up on Monday and deliver it here Monday evening on her way home from work.
Went out on Saturday morning with the intention of removing the OLD Fuel Pump to be ready to install the NEW one when it arrived. But before doing anything, gave Lorrie one more try to start. She was parked on the driveway leaning ever so slightly to the left. Turned on the Run Switch, activated the Start Switch, gas came gushing up into the Fuel Filter and Lorrie started right up!
So now am thinking that maybe the Fuel Gauge is showing an 1/8th tank which is not all that accurate. Put in the other gallon of Gas from the Gas Can. The Fuel Gauge now showed about 3/16th of a tank.
So Lorrie would Start and Run. Am thinking a number of things that this situation could be. 1. Inaccurate Fuel Gauge and Lorrie just ran out of gas. 2. Something is blocking the Fuel Pickup Tube. 3. Fuel Pump is intermittent (maybe a stuck check valve).
So the plan became: Get the NEW Fuel Pump on Monday evening. Put it in Lorrie's storage area. Then on Tuesday (today) see if Lorrie will take me to the Bank to get Gas money. Then go fill up Lorrie's Gas Tank, and the two and the five gallon Gas Cans. If Lorrie does the same thing then, will change out the Fuel Pump wherever she stalls (it's a simple procedure on Lorrie, takes about twenty minutes).
So the Fuel Pump gets here Monday evening (yesterday) and it just doesn't "feel" right. The Lever moves about 1/4". No "pumping" feel. Compared it to a Fuel Pump from Ms. American's (Ford Galaxie) Fuel Pump which has about 1/2" stroke and "feels" like it is pumping. And thus my question here at the Slant Six Forum.
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Stiff?
YES! VERY!
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You can't really move them through by hand, but they do work.
Well, this morning will tell if Lorrie will work. Am going to start her up and go to the Bank and then to the Conoco for Gas. She may do alright. OR she may once again stall. Am apprehensive about this NEW Fuel Pump.
If Lorrie stalls with a full tank of gas, the possible reasons will still be: Something blocking the Pickup Tube or an intermittent malfunctioning of the Fuel Pump. If she stalls, am going to rock her back and forth (left and right) to see if that might clear whatever is blocking the Pickup Tube (if that's even the problem). If THAT doesn't do anything, then am thinking of installing the NEW Fuel Pump.
Am hoping that the problem was the Fuel Gauge showing gas in the Fuel Tank when in reality Lorrie was just out of gas exacerbated by the slight incline and the road camber.
The question that I posted was: "What is the stroke of the Fuel Pump Lever?" Have searched and searched for that information and have found absolutely no mention of it anywhere on the WWW. Would still like to know the answer.
Anyway, will let you know what happens today. Everything may be fine, or it may not. Will just have to wait and see.
What will be will be.
Time will tell.
Be well.
JC