I run the tried-and-true Carter 4070 in pretty much everything. 4-8 PSI, a whopping $71 on Amazon. I've put tens of thousands of miles on them without a hiccup. I also keep a little cheapo Chinese in line ticker pump in the trunk with long leads with alligator clips. That way if I'm ever out and the pump does finally die on me, I can put the ticker pump in line under the hood, and connect the alligator clips to a ground and the coil and get home. That saved my ass years ago driving from Gettysburg, PA back home to NJ. It doesn't have to work forever, just enough to get you home. And that worked flawlessly for those 180 miles.
https://ebay.us/m/RcSPMG I run this. Made in USA. They are extremely awesome. The one I have on my Hornet Ive run the pump out of gas at least 5 times which is usually the kiss of death for electric pumps. Ive owned several of these and they are good.
Willys 36, I have had good success with the Carter pump (in the past) but I think that the “Made in China” thing is the kiss of death for virtually all electrical components. Everything from China is crap and their electrical stuff is the worst of all. I would suspect that the coating on the armature was related to ethanol fuel. If I could find an NOS made in USA Carter pump I would probably buy it but no thanks to Made in China. That barrel shaped Facet pump looks like a possible winner, it appears that it’s made in the US. Unfortunately my 89 year old aunt was badly beaten and is in the hospital. My playing with cars is over for a spell.
I use Toyota Pickup truck fuel pumps they are compact, round, attach with one clamp, and are reliable.
John, i will look into that, in general Toyota makes quality parts. I will be out of time for some time so will not be able to actually work on my project but i can still do research. I looked at the “Vapor Separator Fuel Filter” which includes a nipple for a return line to the tank. I have heard of them for years but I just now looked into them. They include a 1/64” orfice in the return nipple so that pressure is maintained to the carb but vapor can return to the tank. This is basically the system I was planning to use except that it uses a fixed orfice instead of the adjustable orfice (needle valve) that I was planning. This filter was OEM on vehicles from multiple manufacturers including AMC and MOPAR (the MOPAR system includes an orfice in the return line so the filter does not have an orfice built into it). The fact that this system was OEM would validate the concept that I was contemplating. That’s good news.
Pa G, and Casey, I had seen that pump and thought that it looked like a good possibility. I appreciate that you shared your positive experience. Thanks, Don
I would have said Carter, but I have had 2 failures in the last few years of the same pump. If it were not set up for the Carter (mounting wise) I would look for something else. I have started going with the Walboro, in tank pumps lately.
That’s the theory. Quieter also. That’s why all of the late models have moved away from frame mounted.
And the advice for in-tank pump use is that one does not run them under 1/4 full tank, as the cooling effect is diminished and the likelihood of pump burn out is up. My off-topic PU has 2 tanks, so its easy to go to the other tank at 1/4 full, but it would be a pain with a single tank...
My wife has never kept one over 1/4 tank, regardless of my pleading. Our 2002 F150 still has the original pump. 165,000 miles and 23 years on it. That statement ought to kill it dead…
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