Fuel Pump Rebuilder?

[knattrass]

I found an old fuel pump buried in the "box of stuff" and remember that someone had recommended a company "old to new" or something like that. Any recalls or recommendations to rebuild a fuel pump?

[DaveO]

I believe you are refering to these folks:

http://www.then-now.com

Good luck...

Dave

[Rick C]

I used them to do the fuel and water pumps on my M38. They do first rate work and return all the parts they take out.
Rick

[knattrass]

Looks like T&N charges $95 for a total fuel pump rebuild - no matter the core shape. I'm thinking of sending a dirty spare that was in the tub. Any idea of the cost of the pump rebuild kit?

[sbaumgartner]

Hi Keith,

I just got the rebuild kit from t-n. It was $45 plus shipping.

Steve

[knattrass]

Steve - thanks for the info.

I decided to send my core to t-n for a rebuild for the difference of $50 - I don't have time or the location to work with cleaners right now in the winter and we have plenty of other work. I will post the results- says it takes a week.

[sbaumgartner]

Keith - Good plan. I'm finding that mine is a pain to clean and it was pretty confusing to put together without an exploded diagram (finally got one of those). I also broke one of the diaphragm eyelets - I'm pretty hard on stuff (you'll remember my saga with the carburetor). Well worth the $50 to have them do it IMO.

Steve

[Lifer]

Yeah, Steve...good control of your fine motor skills as required for carb/fuel pump rebuilds, for sure. If someone is "fumble-fingered" by nature, and a lot of people are, paying someone else to do it makes good sense. What they pay for labor is usually less than the cost of replacing the parts they damage when trying to save a buck.

[knattrass]

My back up pump is coming back from T&N, and I noticed it has a straight bracket shaped like a popcycle stick hanging there connected to the pump side but no other attachment point near it. My other pump has none.

Any ideas where the bracket hooks to from the side of the pump?

[spainex]

I believe what your refering to is the primer handle.

[knattrass]

Got the pump back from T&N along with all the take out parts. Tony did a great job - housing cleaned back to original, all mating screws in black, 2 gaskets. WOW. The little stick is bent slightly so not sure if it needs to straightened? I will try to load a photo, but I could see how there may be a spring that goes back to the throttle linkage. Just moving the stick appears to do nothing thou.

[DaveO]

The priming handle does have a slight bend to the outside. Pump actuation is pretty stiff. The handle has quite a bit of throw available (aka "slop"), but it only actuates the last quarter-inch, or so, when you pull up on the handle. It's not a very sturdy design, and is easy to break off.

Dave

[knattrass]

Thanks. I took the original off the truck today to put on my rebuilt one. I had my old one laying on the bench and noticed black engine oil draining out the lower plug hole. I guess I had a problem? Anyway, the replacement does not have the priming arm - should I swap it over to the pump or is it not used?

[Lifer]

The priming lever is not normally used. It may come in handy if your truck has been sitting idle for a long time and the fuel in the carb has evaporated and your batteries are too weak to crank the engine. As long as you have at least a little juice in the batteries, you can then prime the carb with the "little lever thingie" and then spin her over by hand with the crank. I can think of more pleasant things to do, though.

[knattrass]

Lifer - thanks. Being up here in Meeechighan... I added the primer kit to the vehicle as it had one once in its live as a command truck. Hole in the dash was a good clue that Bubba musta been the "whad dis fer?" and then started pulling stuff out. No worries on this lever, I'll add it for looks!!