Re: Anything for sale? Gremlin gotcha's...

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

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> engine load, but the booster pump on the fuel pump should keep them from 
> stopping as long as it works. The booster/fuel pump is hard to find and 
> getting expensive. An alternative is to use a vacuum storage can or ball. 
> Most cars have one or the other (usually hidden) somewhere to
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The pumps for the sixes are not hard to find and aren't any more expensive 
than they were 8 years ago but don't expect to be able to get one from the 
big chains (at least not without a special order). A lot of the AMC parts 
vendors sell them and Kanter sells them. They tend to run about $80-$90 
(some places sell them outright, they cost more but you don't have to deal 
with sending a core back) but like I said, this is no different than 8 
years ago.

Antique Auto Cellar (http://www.then-now.com) can rebuild your pump. They 
did the one for my wagon a couple of months ago and the total cost was 
$93.50 (plus shipping to them which was less than $10) and it was back to 
me within 10 days after I sent it in. The pump came back looking and 
working like new. They also sell rebuild kits for about $40 if you want to 
do the work yourself.

$90 may be a lot compared to $30 or so for cars with electric wipers but 
they are far less expensive than a fuel pump for a fuel injected vehicle.

Matt

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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