Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan
Posted by BigKev On 2010/4/18 18:37:22
Well back under the car this morning to finish installing the electric fuel pump. Once I got all the hoses cut to length and the everything in place, then I had to drill a hole in the frame for the fuel pump mounting bolt. I made sure to remove any paint and road grime from the where the bolt passes through the frame to insure a good grounding surface.
Then the pump was bolted into place inside the frame rail. I then added a large terminal to the ground wire and secured it to the mounting bolt with a second nut. Then power wire was the extended, and tape wrapped and goes up over the tank, and follows the fuel sender wire up into the trunk through the stock grommet. I then checked the electrical to make sure the pump would kick on.
I then reinstalled all the fuel line clamps and tightened all the fuel fittings. I then touched up the paint where the pump mounting bolt when through the frame to prevent rust.
So with all that done I ended up going to the parts store as I needed a few things. I needed to replace the gasket on the oil pan plug as it's been seeping there for years. So I drained the oil, amazing how dirty it was from just sitting. I had changed it about 2 years ago when I dropped the pan. So with plug in hand I was off to O'reilys. There I bought a new gasket (9/16" btw), 8 qts of Shell Rotella, some fuel stabilizer and a 5 gal gas can.
Then it was off to the gas station to fill up the gas can at which time I added some stabilizer to keep the fuel from going bad on me.
Back at the homestead I went ahead and reinstalled the oil pan plug, and filled the motor up with oil (7 qts). I then put 5 gals of new fresh gas in the tank. I also installed a new oil filter. I then cranked over the engine using the starter to make sure I had oil pressure. I could see the oil quirting into the filter container. So far so good. The oil filter lid was reinstalled. I noticed from cranking the motor it didn't seam to pull any gas up from the tank. So I tried the electric pump and still no gas was pulled up into the glass bowl near the carb. So back under the car. I could see fuel getting pulled into the glass filter near the tank. So I worked my way forward. I broke loose the coupler fitting about midway along the frame rail and I was getting fuel there and it was pressurized. So I retighten that one and moved forward. Then broke loose the when the hardline meets rubber line in the engine compartment and I had fuel there also. So I broke loose the outlet fitting on the fuel pump and it was dry. Hmmm. So off came the pump. I removed the fuel section and I was able to locate the problem. When I put the pump back together, I had installed the bowl gasket 180 degrees off. So this was causing it to block the incoming fuel. So I fixed that, reassembled the pump and reinstalled it back on the car. Cranked the motor a couple times... success! Fuel at the carb filter.
So some significant progress made today.
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Then the pump was bolted into place inside the frame rail. I then added a large terminal to the ground wire and secured it to the mounting bolt with a second nut. Then power wire was the extended, and tape wrapped and goes up over the tank, and follows the fuel sender wire up into the trunk through the stock grommet. I then checked the electrical to make sure the pump would kick on.
I then reinstalled all the fuel line clamps and tightened all the fuel fittings. I then touched up the paint where the pump mounting bolt when through the frame to prevent rust.
So with all that done I ended up going to the parts store as I needed a few things. I needed to replace the gasket on the oil pan plug as it's been seeping there for years. So I drained the oil, amazing how dirty it was from just sitting. I had changed it about 2 years ago when I dropped the pan. So with plug in hand I was off to O'reilys. There I bought a new gasket (9/16" btw), 8 qts of Shell Rotella, some fuel stabilizer and a 5 gal gas can.
Then it was off to the gas station to fill up the gas can at which time I added some stabilizer to keep the fuel from going bad on me.
Back at the homestead I went ahead and reinstalled the oil pan plug, and filled the motor up with oil (7 qts). I then put 5 gals of new fresh gas in the tank. I also installed a new oil filter. I then cranked over the engine using the starter to make sure I had oil pressure. I could see the oil quirting into the filter container. So far so good. The oil filter lid was reinstalled. I noticed from cranking the motor it didn't seam to pull any gas up from the tank. So I tried the electric pump and still no gas was pulled up into the glass bowl near the carb. So back under the car. I could see fuel getting pulled into the glass filter near the tank. So I worked my way forward. I broke loose the coupler fitting about midway along the frame rail and I was getting fuel there and it was pressurized. So I retighten that one and moved forward. Then broke loose the when the hardline meets rubber line in the engine compartment and I had fuel there also. So I broke loose the outlet fitting on the fuel pump and it was dry. Hmmm. So off came the pump. I removed the fuel section and I was able to locate the problem. When I put the pump back together, I had installed the bowl gasket 180 degrees off. So this was causing it to block the incoming fuel. So I fixed that, reassembled the pump and reinstalled it back on the car. Cranked the motor a couple times... success! Fuel at the carb filter.
So some significant progress made today.
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