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Posted by: Rob Ways Oct 6 2003, 09:58 PM

Upon startup after the car sat for about 3 weeks, I noticed a bunch of fuel squirting out from the fuel pump area. Like lots. When a pump fails, is this normal? Why does the car keep running? My fuel lines are relatively new and were not leaking at all before.

Any ideas on where I can find a deal on 73 fuel pump??

Posted by: redshift Oct 6 2003, 10:35 PM

Look at it before you buy a new one. Nut! You are almost as bad as me!

Fix it AFTER you figure out where the failure is.

Mr. Paranoid-troubleshooter

Posted by: ArtechnikA Oct 7 2003, 01:27 AM

QUOTE(cavwpguy @ Oct 6 2003, 07:58 PM)

Upon startup after the car sat for about 3 weeks, I noticed a bunch of fuel squirting out from the fuel pump area. Like lots. When a pump fails, is this normal? Why does the car keep running?

yes - the O-ring that sits between the 'pump' part and the 'electrical' part gets old, brittle, and breaks. common failure mode. the car keeps running because in a recirculating system, the pump is moving a lot more fuel than the engine needs, especially at idle. i have no clue on replacement parts but in the turbo-Ford-914 thread we remembered that MSD has a pump that appears to have similar specs to the T-IV pumps for less money. that is the extent of my knowledge on this subject, sorry ...

Posted by: ChrisReale Oct 7 2003, 02:10 AM

I got an extra.....might help.