Re: [Amc-list] 232/258 fuel pump on ebay

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Glen Hoag wrote:
> Would that cause problems sucking fuel from the tank?  If the line 
> from the top port of the filter isn't sufficiently restrictive, you 
> could wind up pumping around the "bypass" and starving the engine of 
> fuel at speed.  I think that I would want the return line going back 
> to the tank.

Oh you definitely want a line going back to the tank -- but early cars 
don't have one, and it's not a trivial job to add (thoug it's not THAT 
hard...)

However, the third leg on the filter IS restrictive, much more so than 
the line from the tank, so, though I have not done it, I believe it 
would work just fine. But it would definitely be a crock. And I use 
'crock' in the hacker sense: http://catb.org/jargon/html/C/crock.html

A pressure regulator would do, but those are not cheap. ANd they don't 
solve the bleed-off-pressure thing.


> PartsAmerica.com lists two pumps for a '70 Hornet.  The early style 
> with filter,  Carter M3805 (Airtex 3805 is the same pump), or the 
> late style without filter, Carter M3979/Airtex 3979.  This must have 
> been a running change.

I've personally had very poor experiences with PartsAmerica -- no matter 
what I order, they don't ahve it! Last experience was the clutch 
business. They claimed to have it, I paid, a few days later it was all 
refunded and part became unavailable.

I don't mean to imply they are untrustworthy or crooked. Just bad data; 
let's say, "too optimistic" :-) They seem reputable, but they're no 
RockAuto.
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