Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/11/18 23:36:28
Howard - Cutting the hole in the trunk is an option, but not one that I'd like to do if I can avoid it. I might drop the tank one more time, but after that I'm throwing in the towel and getting the cutting wheel out.
Don - the pump inlet and outlet are as pictured on other 327 engines I've seen (BigKev and Ross). The outlet should go towards the front of the car, and the inlet points to the rear. Pictures I've seen have a 90 degree fitting on the rear inlet side, pointing out towards the side of the car. I'm assuming this is to aid the flex hose from having too sharp an angle. The old pump I pulled off had the in/out ports backwards by 180 degrees, and therefore the fuel line to the carb was all sorts of weird. I've attached pictures showing the old vs new pump, BigKev's engine, and one that Ross posted earlier.
Still no luck on the fuel. I filled the float bowl on the carb a couple of times and the engine started for maybe a few seconds, but that failed to get the pump to push any fuel. Tried several times with same result. Also pulled the gas cap and gently blew some compressed air into the tank (sealed the rest of the fill tube with a rag) to see if I could push fuel past the pump. Still nothing.
Is it possible that the cam rider isn't seated on the cam? I tried as much as I could to make sure it was on the cam, but there is literally no way to see once the pump is in there.
I should also add that I haven't hooked up any vacuum lines to the pump yet. NAPA doesn't have what I need. So I just blocked them off with tape. The old pump's vacuum ports were wide open, but it still worked....
Frustrating.
-Kevin
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Don - the pump inlet and outlet are as pictured on other 327 engines I've seen (BigKev and Ross). The outlet should go towards the front of the car, and the inlet points to the rear. Pictures I've seen have a 90 degree fitting on the rear inlet side, pointing out towards the side of the car. I'm assuming this is to aid the flex hose from having too sharp an angle. The old pump I pulled off had the in/out ports backwards by 180 degrees, and therefore the fuel line to the carb was all sorts of weird. I've attached pictures showing the old vs new pump, BigKev's engine, and one that Ross posted earlier.
Still no luck on the fuel. I filled the float bowl on the carb a couple of times and the engine started for maybe a few seconds, but that failed to get the pump to push any fuel. Tried several times with same result. Also pulled the gas cap and gently blew some compressed air into the tank (sealed the rest of the fill tube with a rag) to see if I could push fuel past the pump. Still nothing.
Is it possible that the cam rider isn't seated on the cam? I tried as much as I could to make sure it was on the cam, but there is literally no way to see once the pump is in there.
I should also add that I haven't hooked up any vacuum lines to the pump yet. NAPA doesn't have what I need. So I just blocked them off with tape. The old pump's vacuum ports were wide open, but it still worked....
Frustrating.
-Kevin
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