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Re: 74 Is Alive! then the fuel pump died :-{

To: MikeC <mikech@sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: 74 Is Alive! then the fuel pump died :-{
From: Patrick Baize <speedracre@netzero.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 17:54:01 -0600
I got the Carter Fuel Pump and a regulator.
This is more like it.
It is very Quite, I was concerned it wasn't working.
I've set my regulator at 3psi.
We'll see how it goes.

THnx
Pat




MikeC wrote:

> Is this the little Purolator pump that is square? About 2.5" x 2.5" x 2"?
> If it is , I would recommend keeping some sort of a spare pump in the trunk
> with you at all times.  Its not a question of Is that pump is going to fail,
> its a question of when.  I put myself through college selling auto parts,
> almost everyone of those little things we sold came back defective. Not to
> mention they are loud as hell.  Get a good Carter or Holly with a regulator.
> Might be overkill for a Spitfire but they won't fail.
> MikeC
>
> >
> >I went to The car parts place and purchased a purolator Electric Fuel pump.
> >After installing it, it made a loud racket until fuel started going thru.
> >This is Normal,   HOWEVER, It still continues to make the load racket about
> >half the time it is running.

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