There is a cork gasket (originally) under the fuel pump glass bowl. Mine
leaked too & I found that the cork had dried to a crisp. Try replacing it
with a hard neoprene gasket. Clean the mating faces on both the bowl & the
pump bowl face before putting in any new gasket (a lot of old cork chunks
will remain behind).
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim House <jhouse@ccsolution.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Cc: <Advdesign1@aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 6:55 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] a new fluid problem - gas leek
> Thanks again for all of you help.
>
> Yesterday I just got my repro bumper brackets from BowTie Bits - the 6
piece
> kit look GREAT. Now I need to cut off the old farmer bumper and get my
> "original" rear bumper installed....
> Install the new "original" tail light and bracket, new rear pockets, new
> tail gate hinges and all of the fender braces since the old bumper held on
> the fenders. I think I have some fun work ahead of me.
>
> NOW MY PROBLEM:
> I have a 216 stock 1946 Chevy and I have a new fluid problem. This seems
to
> be most of my major problem are with anything to do with liquid. Any and
> all of these items will not keep working for long on this truck.
>
> I have found a gas leak from under the glass ball filter. My glass ball
is
> pointing up.
>
> This bottom piece of the filter is attached to the block in the front
right
> of the motor. It seems to be attached with 2 bolts to the block. I have
> not taken it apart from the block. Also - up the gas line (between the
gas
> tank and the ball) I have a small filter cut into the line.
>
> All of the connections do not seem to be the source of the leak. If I
hold
> a cloth over them they do not get soaked with gas and the leak keeps
going.
> If I take the cloth and press it on the back (cab side) bottom of the
glass
> ball holder it will soak up the gas.
>
> It only leaks when the truck is running - if it is sitting there no leak.
I
> can not find the exact spot of the leak - it seems to be under the glass
> ball. Since the fan it turning it is blowing back the gas and not letting
> me see the exact location of a drip.
>
> I first tighten down the 6 screws containing the ball to the holder - no
go.
> Next I pulled the 6 screws and separated the ball from the holder. There
> seem to be a gasket with something in the center that looked somewhat like
a
> small thermostat. I have no idea what this is. I then placed the blue
> gasket sealer between the ball and the holder on both sides of the gasket
> and re-screwed it back together. This stooped the leak for one day. The
> next day I started the truck and have the leak again.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Jim House
> 1946 Chevy 3104
> Hollis, NH - now with snow on the ground - the downhill skiing opens
> tomorrow!!!!!
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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