Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Henry J & Allstate Forum => Topic started by: joncon on April 07, 2015, 10:07:04 PM
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Went to get my J out of storage and the fuel pump's no longer working, I had to rig up a electric pump to move it.
Anyone had any experience with "Then and Now' or "The Classic Preservation Coalition" rebuilding your fuel pump? Mine is a Carter double action pump.
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I have purchased fuel pump kits from Classic Preservation Coalition, and am completely satisfied with him. Ships quickly and for a small fee will attach the diaphragm to you fuel pump rod. He also rebuilds fuel pumps. I don't recommend you rebuild your own unless you have some experience. Gasoline in the crankcase can be as dangerous as gasoline under the hood.
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I had Then and Now rebuild the pump for my supercharged 54K. They did an excellent job and the pump looks and works like new. Too bad I can't say the same for the rest of the engine1
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Then and Now did mine and I was real please with their work.
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Used this new pump ,on my Henry J 6,rather than get my old one rebuilt after some prior bad experiences. It works well. Been going strong for over a year. I recommended it to Big Dave who did the same .No problems. You may have to redo the line From the pump to the carb. Regardless of how you go, I recommend a filter before the pump. Most in use pump failures are the valves failing to seat due to sediment from the lines or tank.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Airtex-4318-Mechanical-Fuel-Pump-New-/321606590519?hash=item4ae13f2037&vxp=mtr
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Thanks for all the info and help. I removed the pump and took off the bottom, everything looked good the diaphragm looked like new. The inlet had a lot of rust pieces in it I cleaned everything and reinstalled the pump. It works fine now. I left the electric pump installed with a toggle switch in case I ever need it. Went for a test drive 55-60mph no problems. So I guess I lucked out this time. I have a filter back by the tank.