Hi Dick , Dave here in England. I could do with some info on the fuel pump repair kits as the rubber components in my Imperials fuel system must be ready for replacement. cheers Dave. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:50 AM Subject: Re: IML: fuel pump > Any NOS pump you buy is going to have a diaphragm that cannot tolerate > modern fuel, at least in the USA. I don't know if Europe is using > oxygenated fuels to meet air pollution rules or not, but if they are, you > need to replace all rubber parts in the fuel system with modern parts. This > means new fresh gasoline tolerant rubber for everything, including your fuel > hoses. The presence or absence of lead is not the issue here, the issue is > oxygenates in the fuel. > > If you want to send the pump to the US, I can recommend a couple of places > to do it for you, but if you want to buy a kit and do it yourself, you need > to search the kit suppliers. Skinned Knuckles magazine advertises a couple > of folks who sell these - if you don't have access to it, e-mail me > privately and I'll dig out some names for you. > > > Dick Benjamin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philippe Courant" <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <destinataires-masques:> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:59 PM > Subject: IML: fuel pump > > > > Hi, > > Since two days i have again a fuel pump problem. First i must say that i > > use unleaded fuel (which is a little agressive in France ..) since 3 years > > Two years ago i change my pump because the "old" couldn't supply enough > > fuel when i floored the car. I bought a NOS pump on ebay, installed it > > and it works well....until last week-end ! On highway when the road > > climb i was out of fuel if i wanted to keep a 70 mph speed. The only > > solution was to release a little the gas pedal and not try to climb at > > more than 55 mph. On flat road no problem to run at 70 or 75 mph. > > Note that i took a look at the fuel filter, no problem .. > > > > So here are my questions: > > - i'll install an electric "Holley red" fuel pump i bought for spare > > last year. Is there some problem with unleaded gas with this type of pump > ? > > - Where could i find a fuel pump kit for unleaded gas ? I've now two > > pumps to repair ... > > > > -- > > > > Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F > > > > Imperial 1957 Crown convertible > > > > Buick 1996 Roadmaster wagon > > > > > > > > - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : http://www.accf.com > > > > > > > > - Chrysler Imperial France (C-I-F) : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f > > > > > > > > - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad > > > > > > > > > > > > >