Fuel Pump Problem?

["Don Nonnweiler" <dnonnwei@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had a problem similar in My 1955 New Yorker where I thought the gas was
getting vapor lock, but what it turned out to be was rust in the gas tank,
because it had sat too many years with only a quarter tank of gas.   My
solution was to take the tank off , clean it out and put a liquid liner in
which can be bought at most parts stores.  I have not had a problem since.
You might have a vapor lock problem,but then again it might be something
else altogether, just a thought, I even replaced the fuel pump because I
thought that could be the source of problems.
Good luck and Happy New Year
Don
59 Crown
55 St Regis
55 NY
49 NY 1st series
21 other mopars
----- Original Message -----
From: "Currell Pattie" <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 12:41 PM
Subject: IML: Fuel Pump Problem?


>
> Here's the situation: My '53 Imperial, largely original with under 70K
> miles, sat in my garage from 1990 through 2002, run only twice, on
> consecutive days in '97, after a lot of work on my part. I recently had
some
> work done on it by a master Chrysler restorer, including getting the motor
> running again. And it ran, after about a half hour of roughness at the
shop,
> smoothly and quietly. The carb is newly rebuilt, by the way.
>
> But here's the problem: Driving it home in September in low 90 degree
> weather, it "vapor locked" after about 10 miles of driving, and 6 more
times
> until I got it home, which was about a 20 mile trip. Each time, I would
pull
> it off the road, let it sit for about 5 minutes, and it would easily start
> again, no sweat. Then, about 1.5 miles lately, just like clockwork, it
would
> do it again. And over and over. I'd step on the gas, it would stumble, and
> then...nothing. This was scary, being in metro Detroit traffic. I even
> bought 2 pounds of ice at one stop, and packed it around the fuel pump,
but
> I can't say that it helped. The power steering goes too, of course...This
> beat a workout at the gym, since I am more of the distance runner build
(20
> marathons) than weightlifter!
>
> I was lucky to get it back home.
>
> A couple of weeks later, with the temps in the 70s, I drove it again. It
> went about 10 miles or so, maybe a bit longer, and it stopped again. This
> time I was pretty close to home, so I got it back OK. Started readily
after
> the usual 5 minute wait.
>
> A third time, it was in the 50s or something. I only drove it less than 10
> miles, and no stalls.
>
> Is this definitely a fuel pump problem? If yes, is a rebuilt one to be
> avoided compared to a new one. Should I just punt and put in an electric
> one?
>
> Any opinions, advice, will be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
>
> Currell
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