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Old Jun 28, 2001 | 01:16 AM
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Fuel problem....

Ok, the car has been acting up for the last month or so now. Randomly stalling, but when I get back to it with some tools she fires right up and works for a bit, then stalls. Well tonight me and some carb cleaner finally discover that it is a fuel problem. Filter was changed, which pretty much to me leaves (not that I am all that swift) the pump, carb (maybe the float sticking or out of alignment), or vapor lock.

What is vapor lock. How big a deal to replace the fuel pump, stock mechanical. I rebuilt the carb about 3 years ago and it seems to have been fine since, shouldnt it go out sooner or last longer?

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Old Jun 28, 2001 | 02:34 AM
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Replacing the fuel pump is not too hard.
My brother changed mine last October, took him a couple of hours since he's never done that before.
If your car doesn't have the smog pump and hoses, you can literally change it from above, it's just 4 bolts and 2 hose clamps and one screw-in fitting. I took mine off a couple of weeks from above, just reached down, undid the hoses and bolts and blocked it off. Now I have my TPI, which is almost done now.


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Old Jun 28, 2001 | 02:52 AM
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I replaced mine in 15 minutes in a parking lot In the Dark with Vicegrips...


Course I don't have any smog **** installed, made it a world easier

Oh yeah and the cam lobe just happend to be in the right position hehe

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