restoring a fuel pump

[Gene M.]

Re: Restoring a fuel pump...

Keith,

I made a BIG mistake into buying a "reconditioned" fuel pump from that Goat Hill Classics guy. I installed it and it ran OK for a couple months. Then this past August, I went out into the garage to drive my '57 up to Carlisle and the whole garage reeked of gasoline. I checked under the engine and sure enough there was this big puddle of gas under the engine. Needless to say, my trip was cut short as well as the $105 I paid for vendors spot. Just beware.

This is a good illustration of incompetent rebuilder. And Patrick is lucky it happened on the floor and not while driving. Anything dealing with gasoline should not be trusted to somebody else to rebuild and expect it to be done right. If one wants it done right do it yourself. Make sure you know what your doing especially with something that has to do with gas. Educate one’s self on rebuilding things of this nature to avoid issues later. A couple points is not going to make up for a car that burned up.