Any NOS pump you buy is going to have a diaphragm that cannot tolerate
modern fuel, at least in the USA. I don't know if Europe is using
oxygenated fuels to meet air pollution rules or not, but if they are, you
need to replace all rubber parts in the fuel system with modern parts. This
means new fresh gasoline tolerant rubber for everything, including your fuel
hoses. The presence or absence of lead is not the issue here, the issue is
oxygenates in the fuel.
If you want to send the pump to the US, I can recommend a couple of places
to do it for you, but if you want to buy a kit and do it yourself, you need
to search the kit suppliers. Skinned Knuckles magazine advertises a couple
of folks who sell these - if you don't have access to it, e-mail me
privately and I'll dig out some names for you.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe Courant" <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <destinataires-masques:>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:59 PM
Subject: IML: fuel pump
> Hi,
> Since two days i have again a fuel pump problem. First i must say that i
> use unleaded fuel (which is a little agressive in France ..) since 3 years
> Two years ago i change my pump because the "old" couldn't supply enough
> fuel when i floored the car. I bought a NOS pump on ebay, installed it
> and it works well....until last week-end ! On highway when the road
> climb i was out of fuel if i wanted to keep a 70 mph speed. The only
> solution was to release a little the gas pedal and not try to climb at
> more than 55 mph. On flat road no problem to run at 70 or 75 mph.
> Note that i took a look at the fuel filter, no problem ..
>
> So here are my questions:
> - i'll install an electric "Holley red" fuel pump i bought for spare
> last year. Is there some problem with unleaded gas with this type of pump
?
> - Where could i find a fuel pump kit for unleaded gas ? I've now two
> pumps to repair ...
>
> --
>
> Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F
>
> Imperial 1957 Crown convertible
>
> Buick 1996 Roadmaster wagon
>
>
>
> - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : http://www.accf.com
>
>
>
> - Chrysler Imperial France (C-I-F) : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f
>
>
>
> - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad
>
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>
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