Was there ever a LA rebuildable fuel pump made. I’ve read of certain RB rebuildables but have not seen anything for a LA motor
Rebuildable LA Fuel Pump
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dano
Evil Handy Man
I believe the higher end Holley and Carter pumps are rebuild able. The Edelbrock may be as well.
pishta
I know I'm right....
if you crack open a turret style Carter pump, youll find a spring, a diaphragm and 3 pressed in check valves. I've come across 2 that were not working and I found a check valve had come loose in both. never seen a diaphragm go bad but it could happen on a very dry pump in long term storage.
lemondana
BlackDart
Where do you get the rebuild kits for the Carter pumps? I have a smallblock 6902 that I would like to rebuild.
15-20 years ago I bpught a Valiant that had a fuel pump screwed togeter. It was a Carter fuel pump.
Rat Bastid
Dunamis Metron
Mancini has rebuild kits for Carter pumps.
I have used Then and Now for kits to rebuild Carter fuel pumps.
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Older Mopars (like my 56 Plymouth) came with rebuildable Carter fuel pumps with the screw together cases. Later on, these got replaced by cheap, non-rebuildable pumps except for 426 hemis and the like. For a 340, you got a non-rebuildable cheap pump stock, for more, you had to look in the aftermarket to get Carter high performance replacement pumps. These all (?) have 3/8" inlet and outlets, while the earlier factory poly V8 pumps had 5/16. HP pumps might also have had heavier duty internal springs, but other than the inlet/outlet sizes, the early non-hipo Carter pumps pretty much looked just like the aftermarket hipo Carter pumps.
Products | Then and Now Automotive
Older Mopars (like my 56 Plymouth) came with rebuildable Carter fuel pumps with the screw together cases. Later on, these got replaced by cheap, non-rebuildable pumps except for 426 hemis and the like. For a 340, you got a non-rebuildable cheap pump stock, for more, you had to look in the aftermarket to get Carter high performance replacement pumps. These all (?) have 3/8" inlet and outlets, while the earlier factory poly V8 pumps had 5/16. HP pumps might also have had heavier duty internal springs, but other than the inlet/outlet sizes, the early non-hipo Carter pumps pretty much looked just like the aftermarket hipo Carter pumps.
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Here's a couple pix of the Carter fuel pump that was OEM for early poly V8s (right), next to a modern Carter street/strip pump (left).
By the way, the Carter street/strip pump that was in my 65 Barracuda 340 for years (actually, the one pictured above), just quit working recently. Well, I had a new Carter street/strip pump I got off ebay a while back, put it in, and it didn't work either. So I put in a NOS early poly fuel pump I also had got off ebay, and it works. I just ordered a rebuild kit from Then and Now, will put it in one of the non-working HP pumps and see how it goes. The poly pump works fine, but it does have the 5/16 inlet/outlet, and I'm running 3/8 line, so I'd rather have the HP pump.
By the way, the Carter street/strip pump that was in my 65 Barracuda 340 for years (actually, the one pictured above), just quit working recently. Well, I had a new Carter street/strip pump I got off ebay a while back, put it in, and it didn't work either. So I put in a NOS early poly fuel pump I also had got off ebay, and it works. I just ordered a rebuild kit from Then and Now, will put it in one of the non-working HP pumps and see how it goes. The poly pump works fine, but it does have the 5/16 inlet/outlet, and I'm running 3/8 line, so I'd rather have the HP pump.
Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
Just ran across this thread-
Don't forget Chrysler Marine for fuel pumps and suppliers for rebuild kits-
CHRYSLER MARINE M80 SEA V 273 318 GAS Fuel Pump CHRYSLER MARINE M80 SEA V 273 318 GAS Fuel Pump New motor engine 1959 THRU 1972 [CHRYSLER MARINE M80 SEA V 273 31] - $139.99 : Used Boat Parts (shipwrecksalvage.net)
They have threaded inlets/outlets so you can use whatever size fitting your system requires.
Don't forget Chrysler Marine for fuel pumps and suppliers for rebuild kits-
CHRYSLER MARINE M80 SEA V 273 318 GAS Fuel Pump CHRYSLER MARINE M80 SEA V 273 318 GAS Fuel Pump New motor engine 1959 THRU 1972 [CHRYSLER MARINE M80 SEA V 273 31] - $139.99 : Used Boat Parts (shipwrecksalvage.net)
They have threaded inlets/outlets so you can use whatever size fitting your system requires.
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