Purchase the '65 Valiant Signet convertible 13 or 14 years ago now, and it still sits waiting for some attention. It could not even be moved around the yard a few months ago, when I found the brake pedal hit the floorboard and the master cylinder was empty.
So I performed a fairly complete brake job recently and last night greased the front end before putting the tires/wheels back on and dropped the vehicle back down off the jack stands.
This morning, I primed the carb, added almost a full gallon of water to the radiator, and fired the old gal up. After idling for about two minutes, I smelled gasoline. I soon spotted the fuel pump dripping gas out of the pump body seams (I think).
Spent the rest of the day shopping around town for a fuel pump. It's a special order and should arrive at the store tomorrow. We will see. These cars just love to rot away everywhere when neglected for too long.
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