OK, I'll get this overwith now. "Replace it with a SBC". Maybe later.
This is last piece of the jigsaw puzzle to make this thing run reliably. I put a rebuilt E2MC on it and enjoyed an instant improvement. But I kept smelling gas.
There was a spot on the driveway, and when I looked up fuel was weeping out of the crimped seam. RockAuto has exactly one option, so I hit send over special ordering the same part number from Oreallys.
It's hard to believe, but this is a 35 year old car. When I was in high school, the same vintage would have been a Tri-Five. 😳 Do any of my fellow old-timers have any specific 'watch out fors' when installing this pump into the block? I have to move the power steering pump out of the way, break all the fuel line connections, and put a dab of assembly lube on the end of the cam lever. I also remember almost having a SBC fuel pump inserted and it hung up on something, all while not trying to smear the RTV from the gasket everywhere. So, any little BTDT stories would be helpful.
The end goal is to prove to my doubting spouse that, yes, I can actually make an old car run reliably. My kids will be safe behind the wheel because they won't want to be caught dead in it. 😜
This is last piece of the jigsaw puzzle to make this thing run reliably. I put a rebuilt E2MC on it and enjoyed an instant improvement. But I kept smelling gas.
There was a spot on the driveway, and when I looked up fuel was weeping out of the crimped seam. RockAuto has exactly one option, so I hit send over special ordering the same part number from Oreallys.
It's hard to believe, but this is a 35 year old car. When I was in high school, the same vintage would have been a Tri-Five. 😳 Do any of my fellow old-timers have any specific 'watch out fors' when installing this pump into the block? I have to move the power steering pump out of the way, break all the fuel line connections, and put a dab of assembly lube on the end of the cam lever. I also remember almost having a SBC fuel pump inserted and it hung up on something, all while not trying to smear the RTV from the gasket everywhere. So, any little BTDT stories would be helpful.
The end goal is to prove to my doubting spouse that, yes, I can actually make an old car run reliably. My kids will be safe behind the wheel because they won't want to be caught dead in it. 😜