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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #120 on: October 14, 2017, 09:19:11 pm »
Bummer.  What are the odds of all this happening basically at once?

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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #121 on: October 14, 2017, 09:39:39 pm »
The car has never been registered since we got it, so it hasn't been driven except around my subdivision, and Michael drove it after he replaced the injectors, but that was just a short stint away from his shop.  The pump only has a few hours run time.  That includes just sitting and idling and the short drives it's taken.  It was either an AirTech or a Delphi pump
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« Reply #122 on: October 14, 2017, 11:30:21 pm »
Like I said...
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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #123 on: October 24, 2017, 02:33:07 pm »
I just bought a new Bosch fuel pump for the car. I got a 20% discount because of a special promotion at NAPA. I had to buy a couple of less-than-one-buck items to get it. The pump did not come with a "sock", so we'll either need the one from the failed pump, or a new one.
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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #124 on: October 24, 2017, 06:30:50 pm »
The sock should still be good, right?

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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #125 on: October 24, 2017, 06:50:52 pm »
It should be.  Unlike the original that was almost totally disintegrated.
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« Reply #126 on: October 24, 2017, 06:52:11 pm »
If a new sock is required i would recommend against using one from Airtex. When I changed my fuel pump in 2015 I used an Airtex pump and sock. The sock was so bad that the fuel pump grenaded after less than 6 months. That is what caused the trouble I had on the Dragon that year. The pump would probably be ok now if the sorry excuse for a sock hadnt let the grit get by

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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #127 on: November 11, 2017, 06:00:38 pm »
After today's meeting, Steve, Dewey, I and Mike retreated to Northlake Automotive and began the process of removing the fuel tank and pump.  After a minor spill from a full tank, we pumped the rest of the 12 gallons out of the tank and brought it down. 

The pump is dead.  It only thumps a little when power is applied.  We sloshed the remaining fuel around in the tank and dumped it.  It was somewhere between the color of milk and dark chocolates.  Mike tipped the tank up on end and heard and felt a thud.  When he looked inside, there was a huge chunk of rust particles that had landed on one of the baffles.  After all the junk Roger and I flushed out until the water ran clear, I am amazed at the amount of rust that had formed in the tank over a period of 2 years. 

Several of the small fuel hoses are brittle and began to split, so we left the tank out of the car.  Mike will flush it out in the coming months.  The sending unit needs to be cleaned up and checked for float accuracy.  We'll replace the rubber hoses that attach to it.  I have the pump and sending unit and will get it assembled to save time when we get back to the installation.

It probably will be January at least before we work on it again, due to the upcoming Christmas party at the next meeting. 
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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #128 on: November 11, 2017, 10:04:36 pm »
Sim's Radiator in Lawrenceville can boil it out and pressure test it. Add 1 pint of Eastwood's Gas Tank Sealer (~$17.00) and coat the interior. That will stop any further degradation of the interior.
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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #129 on: November 11, 2017, 10:25:39 pm »
Why would the tank deteriorate so badly in 2 years?

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« Reply #130 on: November 11, 2017, 10:32:59 pm »
We have at least one gas tank in the barn. Come and get it.
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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #131 on: November 11, 2017, 10:46:13 pm »
Is it an 88 tank? 

I have a friend who works at Sims.  I'll call him, too.
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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #132 on: November 11, 2017, 10:55:59 pm »
The last time I heard of a tank being boiled out, it ruined the baffles and made the tank all rusty.

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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #133 on: November 11, 2017, 11:00:28 pm »
We have at least one gas tank in the barn. Come and get it.

I think this one was because most of that time it only had 2 to 4 gallons of fuel in it and it just sat.
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Re: Club's Formula Fastback
« Reply #134 on: November 11, 2017, 11:21:07 pm »
I just checked the barn inventory pìcs and the tank is the early 10 gallon tank, but that sending unit may be of some use.
There are three kinds of men:

1.    The ones that learn by reading.
2.    The few who learn by observation.
3.    The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.    Will Rogers