Re: [ihc] RE: Gas-less Bryan

[John Hofstetter <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 6, 2004, at 7:54 AM, Jim Grammer wrote:

> Assuming that gas can get from the tank to the pump(i.e. gas was 
> flowing
> fine before the previous fuel pump died).....
>
> There is little you can screw up on the install. If inserted straight 
> and
> bolted flat to the mounting boss, the fuel pump arm doesn't really 
> have any
> place to go except up against the eccentric on the camshaft nose. The 
> fuel
> pump is prolly either DOA or(as you suspected) the wrong one.
Two quick thoughts here. I bought a brand new AC pump for an old IH 
truck one time and it failed to pump. They had installed the check 
valve in the pump backwards, so indeed the pump could be defective.

Second thought, it takes a while for a mechanical pump to pick up a 
prime and actually start pumping. But, the running of the engine with 
an external feed of gas should have taken care of that.

I used to apply air pressure at the gas tank filler in order to speed 
up the prime. A rag loosely stuffed around an air hose stuck into the 
neck gives you pressure but allows enough air to escape so you 
shouldn't burst anything.

John

John Hofstetter
Ol' Saline
www.goldrush.com/~hofs