Re: 1953 Packard, Carter Carb rebuild input and fuel filter question

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2008/4/20 12:30:12

Over the winter I installed an in line electric pump back near the gas tank to use as a primer for the carb. Modern gas must evaporate more quickly than the old formulae. I never used to have a problem with my carburetor cars before about 1990 but with the Packard the carb bowl is dry after two or three days or overnight after a highway run. There is a filter between the tank and the electric pump. I have some concern that the mechanical pump will have a bigger job sucking fuel through the filter and pump and thereby create a vapour lock problem on hot days so maybe the filter/pump in the gasline between the mechanical pump and the tank isn't such a wonderful idea. Time will tell. Has anyone experienced adverse effects of this nature after installing an electric pump?