1959 Fuel & Vacuum Pump

But there is definitely a screen between to glass bowl and the pump.
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There a few different filtering designs used with that model fuel pump. Most had a filter riding above a magnet that would catch rust particles before entering the filter and pump. A LT design used a screen such as yours along with a remote inline filter.

So you should be good to go with a quality inline filter.
 
KULTULZ said:
There a few different filtering designs used with that model fuel pump. Most had a filter riding above a magnet that would catch rust particles before entering the filter and pump. A LT design used a screen such as yours along with a remote inline filter.

So you should be good to go with a quality inline filter.
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What is an "LT" design? Seems I should know this....
 
Might be something simple. When you pull the supply hose from the tank off, does it free flow a decent stream of gasoline from the tank? Those fuel pumps have a check valve in them. If it was not put back in it will simply slosh fuel around and not pump.

Just because a part is new does not always mean it is good.

Pervioucs owner - yeah right!
 
Gene F said:
Might be something simple. When you pull the supply hose from the tank off, does it free flow a decent stream of gasoline from the tank? Those fuel pumps have a check valve in them. If it was not put back in it will simply slosh fuel around and not pump.

Just because a part is new does not always mean it is good.

Pervioucs owner - yeah right!
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Yes, when I first pulled the suppky kine off the old fuel pump gas streamed out of the supply line.
 
Gene F said:
Might be something simple. When you pull the supply hose from the tank off, does it free flow a decent stream of gasoline from the tank? Those fuel pumps have a check valve in them. If it was not put back in it will simply slosh fuel around and not pump.

Just because a part is new does not always mean it is good.
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Stephenorf said:
Yes, when I first pulled the suppky kine off the old fuel pump gas streamed out of the supply line.
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Gene F said:
Well then that tells you that it's not going up to the carb.
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I assume he pulled the line without the engine running. If he pulled the line @ the pump and fuel ran out (gravity drop @ tank) it indicates fuel supply. The pump then sends it to the carb.

Now there may be a vacuum leak in the supply line at some point which would hinder the pump draw.
 
There is no “lobe” to operate it is an accentric on the front of the cam and is about 2” in diameter. Are you sure you are placing the arm UNDER it. The arm should press down at least 1” out on the end and make a “honking or hee haw” sound. I’ve always used studs on the mount as they are pretty hard to get on new.
Also if you don’t have vacuum wipers connect the top 2 together with one single piece of hose
 
Yes, when I purchased the car (about 2 weeks ago) it would not stay running. I diconnected the line from the carb and when I cranked the motor over no fuel came out of the line. I assumed at this point I had a bad fuel pump. When I disconnected the supply line @ the fuel pump, fuel briefly dribbled out of it.

The old fuel pump is a double action type. When I removed the old fuel pump, the actuator arm could be moved with practically no resistance, and no hee-haw sucking sound from the pump diaphram.

My car has an electric windhsheild wiper motor. So I purchased a good rebuilt OEM single action pump to replace the seemingly faulty double action pump.

I just installed the new pump yesterday. I'm sure the arm is under the accenric, as if it was somehow places over the accentric I don't think I could have gotten the mounting flange of the fuel pump square against the block. And yes, it was making a hee-haw sound as I was installing it. Evidently the eccentric is in the "down" position.

I am not ready to try to start the car yet. There are a few things that I still need to do before starting the motor.

More about the differences in the two fuel punps in another post...
 
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