Re: Bad fuel pump?

[DR CHALLENGER <drchallenger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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GLASS  fuel filters are un safe , no racing organization allows them.

> From: "Ben Jr. Morgan" <polara_hotrods@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: moparwebsite <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Bad fuel pump?
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:46:06 -0800

> I'm pretty sure that the air in the filter is gasoline vapors due to the 
> fuel lines passing next to hot engine parts, my cars will fire up and 
> they'd be completely full, but after a while, they would develop the air 
> too, that is, after the engine is hot. If you want to be able to see you 
> fuel but don't like the plastic ones, there is a Spectrum glass performance 
> filter out there in any Napa or Schucks store that is made of glass and you 
> can get replacement filaments (think they are about $8 for a four pack of 
> filaments) I'm not sure how much the filter itself costs, mine came with my 
> Holley kit. I love it, and the filaments can be carefully cleaned several 
> times, but make sure you don't have a rust fuel tank before using one of 
> these.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Westerlund, Ken
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:14 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Bad fuel pump?
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> As I said mine did the same thing.
> So I pulled the line off at the carburetor and held the end of the line
> into a clear empty milk jug and had someone start the engine.  The pump
> was putting out a solid amount of fuel.  Next, I put a fuel pressure
> gage on it and it was reading about 6 psi (I think).  At this point I
> thought I must have a good fuel pump so I just changed the filter for
> good measure and drove it.  I don't know why the filter never seemed to
> fill up, but I figured I had done all I could do.  I used a metal filter
> because I have heard some horror stories about plastic filters splitting
> and allowing fuel to squirt on hot engine parts.  I don't like the
> plastic fuel filters (or rubber fuel lines for that matter).
>
> Newer systems seem to have a third vapor return line on the fuel filter.
> Maybe that would eliminate the air in the filter?
>
> If you find a cure I would be interested in hearing about it, but I am
> not sure it means a bad fuel pump.  Test your pump output and pressure
> before you spend money on a new one.

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