Re: removed my fuel tank ,1952 pressure guage at the fuel pump

Posted by Tim49 On 2013/9/28 15:28:24

The latest on this project:
The fuel tank has been cleaned , repaired and painted &reinstalled in the car. I cleaned the road side of the trunk floor where the tank is located. primed and painted.
(I found 1 rear shock that was not fastened at the top. repaired). cleaned fuel line. ok for now , but will replace.
here is my question:
yesterday I took the fuel pump off. I am so curious about it. I took the after mkt. fuel filter off(it was only on a short time, 1.5 yrs) I cut it open and there was a white paste. almost like wet chalk. strange to me.???????
I do not have a heat shield. from what I have learned from this site . I will order a heat shied.
any how , I took the pump off and removed what I call the bowl. it is the bowl shaped metal piece directly on the bottom. in the bottom of the bowl was about 1/2 -1/4 of a teaspoon of a gray paste. it like it is the metal from the pump itself. the inside of the bowl is pitted.
advice??????
I suspect it is the new fuel.
the piece that takes the bolt to hold the bowl on is craking and deteorating.
I have been told I can rebuild the pump.
I think I should just order a new pump.
what do you guys think? and if I order a new pump who is the best to order from.????