central52 Posted December 23, 2007 Report Posted December 23, 2007 Will gas spurt out from fuel pump if I disconnect the fuel line to carberator? If it does, will I have to empty fuel tank to accomplish this task? Ed P. Quote
Lou Earle Posted December 23, 2007 Report Posted December 23, 2007 no mi ght have a trickle but that is all Quote
greg g Posted December 23, 2007 Report Posted December 23, 2007 There will be a little and it might be under a bir of pressure depending on what part of the pump stroke it on. Not any more that you can catch with a rag. If you think you don't want the mess up high, you can crack the connection at the fuel pump first, and relieve the pressure, this will also allow the fuel between the pump and carb to empty out. Shouldn't be more that a couple ounces. Quote
Powerhouse Posted December 23, 2007 Report Posted December 23, 2007 fuel line to carb from fuel pump...yes..it will till th tank empties...it's still pumping... fuel line from tank to fuel pump...a little till fuel pump bowl and line empties out. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 23, 2007 Report Posted December 23, 2007 fuel line to carb from fuel pump...yes..it will till th tank empties...it's still pumping...fuel line from tank to fuel pump...a little till fuel pump bowl and line empties out. Number one if it is still pumping you have but to kill the power as it is eveident that you have an electric fuel pump and second if not and you have the original mechanical pump and do this while the engine is running..once the carb bowl empties the engine will die... Quote
Don Jordan Posted December 23, 2007 Report Posted December 23, 2007 My father - a mechanic since the 20s showed me a trick which I use to this day. A regular yellow pencil (Ticonderoga #2 just like we used in school) It fits perfectly in a fuel line and stops all flow. It doesn't have to be crammed in the line just put it in. My father knew a lot of tricks - too bad he didn't share many. (we didn't talk much. He told me a "grease monkey" is a horrible way to make a living and he never wanted me to learn. I was heart broken when he hired my cousin for a summer job. "James F. Waters - the largest DeSoto Plymouth distributors in the World." San Francisco at Van Ness. (Too much information?) My father died when I was 15 - I got all his tools and 3 books of repair manuals that go back to the teens - but no knowledge. Right after he died I bought a 37 Chevy 2 door (until I got caught by the police for driving without a license). My first legal car: 1950 Buick ($25) - and I've had old cars ever since. When I was about to buy my Plymouth my wife said if you buy one more car I'm leaving you - I'm going to miss that woman. I'm sorry - it's Christmas and I feel chatty - I know you've got real posts to read - try the pencil. d- Quote
Niel Hoback Posted December 23, 2007 Report Posted December 23, 2007 Don, I always use a golf tee. You buy them for a few cents a handful and then find them all over the garage floor a month later. By the way, all post are "real posts". Quote
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