Jan wrote,
>The only reason to install an electric pump is if you have a bad cam lobe
for
>the fuel pump (which is supposedly the problem this fellow has). I have a
1
>1/2-2 lb pump which seems to do the job OK although I have reverted back to
>the mechanical pump because I had too many problems with the fittings
leaking.
> I originally used the electric pump to solve my gas overflow problem.... I
>have a switch under the dash (the old dashboard light switch) hooked to the
>pump. To shut the car down I simply turned off the pump and waited until
the
>car ran out of gas!! No more overflowing gas!
>
>Only problem was that every week or two I had to tighten the fittings on
the
>pump because they would start to leak. Rather then continue fighting with
>that problem, I disconnected it and put the mechinal pump back in service.
>
>Jan
On a side note, running with an electric pump with the mechanical pump
in place is a very quick way to wipe out the pump eccentric on the camshaft.
Jarrid Gross
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