Re: '55 fuel line issues

Posted by onyerleft On 2019/3/19 14:07:04

Thanks HH56, good advice.

Yesterday I was driving the car after Gumout seemed to have fixed the problem, only to have it stall on the road. Though the tow truck driver was able to start the car, he said from towing stalled vintage cars their tanks were usually less than 1/2 full when he arrived - essentially confirming your point about pinhole leaks.

There aren't any drawings of the tank in the parts list, but it's described in the service manual as "two-piece welded construction" which I assume means there's no way to get into it without having to re-weld it?

Whoever installed the electronic fuel pump neglected to add a fuel filter, and the only cap I can find that fit was an unvented one. Any suggestions for non-OEM

Cap?
Fuel filter?
Durable electronic fuel pump (if I need to replace the one it has)?

Thanks