Larry,
>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:37:20 -0400
>From: "Wright, Larry" <larry.wright@usop.com>
>Subject: inquiry 102599b (#21)
>
> "underneath", installment 21
>
> ....
> I had gotten no encouragement on getting the existing seal to
>work, but lots on how to put in a new one. So, it was just as well that
>I had ordered a new seal, which I got Friday from SS. It was a different
>brand, Federal-Mogul, so either Rick has changed suppliers or I had
>bought the other one elsewhere, I don't remember which. The new one has
When I had new seals put in my 4HU diff, the shop that installed
them got them from a local Jag dealer so you probably have a local
source if you ever need to get new ones in a hurry.
>....
> Then I mentioned to Susan that I could, even on a Sunday, drive
>down to the speed shop and but a "hot rod" pump and install that. She
>agreed instantly, so we grabbed the now-reassembled pump and went there
>to explore our possibilities.
> The fellow behind the counter at the speed shop shook his head
>when I asked about a pump to swap in to the stock hook-ups. Apparently,
>the thread sizes were a wee bit different, and the aftermarket pumps do
>not have the inlet and outlet fittings on the same side like the factory
>pump does, they have the two fittings on opposite sides. Think of a
>cross-flow cylinder head versus a reverse-flow head, and you'll know
>what I mean. We settled on a Holley, 7PSI and 97 gallons per hour; there
>had more powerful ones but they required a separate regulator.
7psi seems kinda high to me. If I recall, the stock mechanical Ford
pump is only 4.5psi. I don't recall the flow rate. I take it you're
not having problems with carb overflow?
>....
>Lawrence R. Wright, Purchasing Analyst
Roland
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