Re: Mechanical fuel pump and electric is it possible?

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/10/9 11:08:20

The only electric fuel pump I ever had in a Packard was in my 1953 Clipper Deluxe when I bought the car and if it had a switch, it was never off. It was a diaphragm type pump mounted on the frame in front of the tank that worked only when needed so when the key was turned on, it would go bump, bump, bump to pump the fuel up to the carburetor, then shut off once there was pressure. I doubt it ran much when the car was driving but if it did it was silent over the purr of the engine.