Electric Fuel Pump

x2 on a Airtex, they are a good little in line pump, I bought 3 Carters in less than a year and a half before putting in a Airtex. Airtex has been running for 3 years now.
 
Anybody got any ideas why the in line pumps fail so quickly. I had the same problem with a $50 delco unit. I gave up after the third one in about 2 yrs and less than 2k miles? What gives? Is this an ethanol problem, or the fact that they run continously?
 
I've had an Airtex E8016S on my truck for 8 years, running ethanol mix mostly, no issues whatsoever. They come with an inlet filter, which accounts for a good bit of the reliability, I think. They are not much good in situations where they have to lift the gas to their inlet, tho.
 
I have had an Airtex 12v pump on my '40 for 18 years. We routinely drive it on extended trips. About 4 years ago the original one blew its fuse. I discovered that it was fed with a 5 amp fuse while the recommended size is 10 amp. I upgraded the fuse and it ran again, but I have kept a spare in the trunk all these years and replaced it because we were about to go on an extended trip. That same pump is now my back-up.
 
Just an update ... my pump came in a Delco box, but it turns out to be a Carter P74019 .... avoid it like the plague. Reviews are pretty bad as well! They can't even get the pictures to match the actual part.

Al
 
Had two failures with Mr. Gasket pumps. Their Q.C. Dept. acknowledged that they had issues, and replaced both free of charge. This was a few years back, but one incident cost me a AAA tow and a 5 hour wait time. Oh yes, I threw the replacement in the trash, since one of the failures was a replacement......
 
I believe that a lot of failures with electric pumps are due to the fact that there is no return line. Holley blue /red are classics for this.
 
Talkwrench said:
I believe that a lot of failures with electric pumps are due to the fact that there is no return line. Holley blue /red are classics for this.
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I think there's a lot of truth there. A small return bleed is also very good for regulators, they are not accurate at zero flow. Some OEM fuel filters have a return fitting with a small orifice for this purpose, also to prevent overheated fuel.
 
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