Technical electric fuel pump

I have a holley 12-802-1 fuel pump located inside engine compartment on fender well. I ran it out of gas and it has not been the same fuel strav when on an incline sometimes makes a loud noise sometimes I think I need a pump that will pull and push any thoughts

 

That pump needs to go back near the tank....

 

It's a pusher not a puller...

 

i just got this car and would like to keep from having to relocate the pump if possible it is a 69 mach 1 351 cl 4-b carb do they make a pump that would work in the current location
thanks
bob

 

kind of off topic for this forum...

but the stock mechanical pump would work, eh? that's what I would use.

 

The mechanical one that came with it originally.

 

bob...you are probably not going to be lucky to find an electric pump like that

 

this is cl***ic HAMB. Install the pump wrong, and when it fails blame the pump. If you want the pump up front, run a mechanical pump, full stop, end of sentence.

 

im sorry this is my first day on this web site ill find a garage that may have an idea on how to leave it where it is they really did a nice job with the engine detail and it will be a pain to have to re run all the lines and all thanks though to all you guys for the help sorry for being off topic
bob

 

fine, leave the pump where it is for looks ...and then put an electric pump back by the fuel tank. it will push through the front one.

sounds crazy, but should work fine

you do know that making changes and fixing things are part of hot rodding? not everything has a quick and easy fix...or maybe i'm wrong and there is a smart phone app for this?

 

as the good guys have already said, but with one caveat,
they also like the fuel above them to keep them wet.

so mount her down low

Well thats what she said... shave -n- a haircut 10cents

 

i know i was trying to save a little money on a fix for a problem due to a poor location
thanks for all the help keep em running
bob

 

exactly. Any electric pump that does not have "head" on the inlet WILL fail.If you run an electric pump dry, it will also fail. The OP's pump is already on the way out from when he ran the tank dry, that why its noisier now.

 

it is possible that you may have pulled some ****/rust off of the bottom of the tank when it ran out. very common. the line could be partially plugged, the pump screen could be plugged or the the inline filter [if it has one] or the filter in the carb. check those, then try it.

 

Not sure what's done to your Cleveland but they have mechanical pumps that can easily support 500hp.

 

Yes; This is the pump i use:
http://www.facet-purolator.com/dura-lift-pumps.php

The can push as well as pull (which i guess is called "lift" in fuel delivery terms?)

And the reason i use it is because i'm running one the "newer"/"vortec" SBC blocks, and these blocks are not drilled to accept a mechanical fuel pump and/or fuel pump pushrod. i would have much preferred to run a mechanical pump. (As in interesting side note, the cam that came with the engine still has the lobe to run the fuel pump pushrod, though.....)

And, as with many others here, i was baffled as to why you wouldn't run a mechanical either, but you seemed to have answered that already.

But this elec pump has worked great so far. i have a little over 5000 miles on it.

 

"not everything has a quick and easy fix..."

... but this one does! As has been said, the wrong pump application was used. The original mechanical fuel pump is cheap, readily available and will work great.