Personally, I wouldn’t trust any modern fuel pump from a chain auto parts store. Cheaply made foreign junk. On my 55 Desoto (possibly the same as C300?), I located a used correct factory fuel pump. Carter 2241S. Then I rebuilt it with a kit from Then and Now. Once on the car, it started up and no problems since. One of the issues with modern pumps is that they put out too much pressure, which can result in issues with the needle and seat. Also flooding of the carb. John, you may want to pressure test your Autozone pump. Should not be more than 5-7 lbs. Ron From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of John Nowosacki I picked up one of these from the local Autozone: After installation, I drove about 45 miles to a car event with no issues/leaks/smells. I stayed for about 2 hours, as it was getting hot outside, and the following happened- I left the show and drove about 2 miles to the entrance ramp of the highway I was taking home, and my car got up to about 50 mph and would go no faster, started to stumble if I tried to give it more gas pedal, as if it was fuel starved. This lasted about 10 seconds, which felt like a lot longer, but then the situation cleared up and I drove home at about the 75 mph speed limit. When I got off the highway onto secondary roads, the car stalled at the first stop sign I came to. Car started right back up, then went the rest of the way with no issues. I had never experienced anything like vapor lock or fuel starvation, etc. with the old pump, but it was dripping/leaking fuel, which is why I changed it. The new pump bolted right on, had the correct fitting for my gas line, and both inlet and outlet were in the same positions as the one I took off the car, but I don't trust it at this point, and will be returning it for a different unit and hope that all is well after that. . For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chrysler 300 Club International" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to chrysler-300-club-international+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/chrysler-300-club-international/001401dd2da9%243327eb40%249977c1c0%24%40comcast.net. |
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