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By montana ford man - 7 Months Ago
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I’ve been having a little trouble with my duel action fuel pump on my 55 crown. It just doesn’t pump enough gas. I’ve had it apart 3 times and there isn’t much I can do without a rebuild kit. The last thing I want is to have my pump quit this summer when I start driving my car. I know there is a lot of junk out there, what is a good pump to buy? Just like to hear what you guys are running . Thanks
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By MoonShadow - 7 Months Ago
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FE pumps will work. I've been using a HiPo pump for a 427 Ford on my Y for years.
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By montana ford man - 7 Months Ago
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I know I can use a regular ford fuel pump but I want to keep my vacuum wipers. I don’t drive my car when it’s raining but I would like everything to work like it did in the 50s.
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By 55blacktie - 7 Months Ago
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Try Arthur Gould (agrebuilders.com)
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By KULTULZ - 7 Months Ago
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I know there is a lot of junk out there, what is a good pump to buy?
You want to rebuild (or have rebuilt) your pump. Do not let the pump go as a core. They are getting hard to find.
Have you performed a pressure and volume test?
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By montana ford man - 7 Months Ago
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Will check it out ,thanks
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By montana ford man - 7 Months Ago
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The engine seems to run fine in the garage( not on the road yet) but the clear filter is only about 1/4 full. Took hose off carburetor and turned it over and it doesn’t seem to squirt very much. I’ve got a new fuel tank and gas so it shouldn’t be plugged up. I will try checking the pressure but it’s given me problems the last year or so
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By Deyomatic - 7 Months Ago
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Can the vacuum wipers just be plumbed into a different vacuum source?
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By KULTULZ - 7 Months Ago
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Deyomatic (4/23/2024)
Can the vacuum wipers just be plumbed into a different vacuum source? Not unless you have a secondary vacuum source, say an electric vacuum pump. The wiper motor operates off manifold vacuum. Once the manifold vacuum drops (as when pulling a grade or passing), the vacuum pump on the fuel pump cuts in and supplies the necessary vacuum (hopefully) to operate the wipers. You need to perform a fuel pump pressure and volume delivery test to start. You also need a vacuum/pressure gauge. Do you have a correct WORKSHOP MANUAL to guide you? READ THIS - http://fordfe.info/FuelTS.html
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By Lou - 7 Months Ago
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i don't think your fuel pump is the problem.
Something is restricting the gas before it gets to the pump.
I have owned 7 55 Fords including 5 CV and 3 56 Fords including 2 CV.
I have found that the fuel pump works, or they don't work, no in between.
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By Deyomatic - 7 Months Ago
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I thought there was a vacuum port somewhere on the manifold. Oh well...
On Lou's point...I once had a fuel filter so clogged with rust that my old '55 Fairlane died in an intersection. Maybe replace the filter and add one out of the tank?
Maybe a leak somewhere in the lines letting air in? Something in the tank?
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By Tazx100 - 7 Months Ago
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Id call tee bird products and talk with those guys they may have a kit for your pump
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By 2721955meteor - 7 Months Ago
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put a vacume tank for wippers
throw away the dual pump, stay with gas only fuel pump.have several low life cores, the strain on the pump linkage helps a problem ,usly lack of gas.
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By 55blacktie - 7 Months Ago
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Although I have an FE pump and Newport electric wipers, if your OEM-style pump and wipers are working as they should, and you're not using your car as a daily driver, the OEM parts should last for years, not weeks or months. If you want to use OEM parts, it should be worth it to you to pay for quality rebuilt parts that weren't made off-shore. It is a common complaint for the wipers to slow down when the engine is under load, such as when accelerating, particularly when climbing.
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By Lou - 7 Months Ago
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If you hear hoof beats, think horse not Zebra !
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By paul2748 - 7 Months Ago
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Lou (4/28/2024)
If you hear hoof beats, think horse not Zebra !
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By miker - 7 Months Ago
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Lou thinks we’re over thinking it. Google “think horse not zebra”.
Drive it. The filter doesn’t have to be full to move fuel through. Depending on the filter and the mounting, many may have an air bubble that doesn’t affect operation.
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By 55blacktie - 7 Months Ago
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Mind boggling!
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By montana ford man - 6 Months Ago
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thanks everyone for your opinions my gas tank is brand new so i will check the fuel line and pressure test it probably something simple just a matter of testing everything when i drove my 56 to town the first time it was on the road i had both hands on the wheel expecting something to fall off or the engine to quit, i think i may be over thinking things
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By miker - 6 Months Ago
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I can identify with that. I feel the same way first trip every spring. LOL
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By 55blacktie - 6 Months Ago
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Be prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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By montana ford man - 5 Months Ago
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You were right,I checked my fuel line where it screws into my new gas tank. It was cross threaded ! After fixing that I put an fe pump I had on , the filter is now full. I’ve got 3 extra ac duel action pumps. I’m going to send one to Arthur Gould to be rebuilt.
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By KULTULZ - 5 Months Ago
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You were right,I checked my fuel line where it screws into my new gas tank. It was cross threaded ! After fixing that I put an fe pump I had on , the filter is now full. I’ve got 3 extra ac duel action pumps. I’m going to send one to Arthur Gould to be rebuilt.
This is where diagnostics kick in. If the pressure test is showing low, you don't condemn the pump right off. You check the condition of the entire system looking for any defect (as you found), collapsed hoses (be sure ethanol rated, etc.
You put a vacuum pump on the disconnected line to the pump and see if there is sufficient draw. If not, you have a defect/blockage.
You cannot use a fuel filter before a mechanical pump (unless an electric is before it) as you will most likely experience vapor lock/blend separation. A mechanical pump is designed to pull and an electric to push.
Is the FE pump dual action?
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