Tainted Gasoline

[bach4660]

I had brand new fuel pump with the blue felpro gasket and the thickness of the gasket was enough to make the truck not run. Re-assembled without gasket using just a thin coat of rtv sealant and it runs great.

[minicooper]

4 hours ago, bach4660 said:

I had brand new fuel pump with the blue felpro gasket and the thickness of the gasket was enough to make the truck not run. Re-assembled without gasket using just a thin coat of rtv sealant and it runs great.

How strange, I wonder why, too far away from the cam?

[Jeff Balazs]

Keep at it Roland. Sounds like you are getting it narrowed down.

Fwiw I am not too keen on running with an original style pump and this stuff that passes for gasoline these days.

As I was building my truck I decided to ditch the old style pump and install a big Carter rotary style pump back at the tank. I installed a large canister type pre-filter ahead of this pump and another just ahead of the Carb. This has functioned well for me in daily use for 5 plus years. Some might consider this overkill but I feel it was a prudent thing to do. Also I dose every other tank full with MMO.

Jeff