Re: Proper psi at carburator

Posted by scottie On 2011/5/3 17:01:26

I've replaced the electric bellows type that was on her with a rotary style pump. It was already set up for an electric, the mechanical pump having been bypassed some time ago. The fuel filter is a modern inline type that I just replaced last week. Fuel tank has been purged and sealed and all of the lines have been replaced (modern fuel line that ethanol won't eat up, not flex line). I'm going to pull the top off of the carb and re-check my float level. It's acting like it isn't getting enough fuel, however I can't run the pump without the regulator, it puts too much in and floods the carb. I'm figuring that someone that owned my car before me replaced the stock mechanical pump with the electric because they couldn't find a rebuild for it. I would be worried about a rebuild kit that didn't have gaskets and bellows that would get chewed up by the ethanol in new gas. I've already replaced the bellows type electric twice, and done two rebuilds as well. I didn't know about the ethanol issues at the time.