Fuel Pump Installation

[mikelbeck]

The mechanical fuel pump in my Duster took a dump last year... I bought a new Holley fuel pump to replace it, just spent 2 hours installing it. Couldn't get anything to line up properly, had to pull the alternator out. Then when I was done I went to re-connect the fuel lines and found that one was too long and the other was too short. The body on the fuel pump can rotate for situations like these but in order to do that I have to pull it out again.

:mad:

[andy79z28]

Ahhh the joys of plumbing fuel and nitrous lines.... you should see my car!

[mikelbeck]

LOL... No nitrous for me, thank you.

Finally got the fuel pump connected properly, but now it won't fire up. Checked all the spark plug lines and found that the terminal in the coil wire is falling apart. That's no good.

[Tmac]

I had one of those days today working on my sons Intrepid swapping out a tie rod. Put it all back together and didn't fold the tabs back down on the bolt at the rack. Had to pull it all apart to do a two second thing. Sometimes you have to focus on one thing. I was doing wash at the same time.

[cmiracing2004]

just go electric pump..problem solved.. i nevr heard of anyone using a stock style pump in years, unless its a show car or something.

[mikelbeck]

just go electric pump..problem solved.. i nevr heard of anyone using a stock style pump in years, unless its a show car or something.

I'm too lazy to hook it up. Gotta run wire, make some new hoses, etc...

Yeah, I know I should do it. Maybe this weekend.