Walt,
I have a 77B that had been DPO'd into one of those cube pumps that never
stops humming. One of my first moves was to replace the fuel tank and bring the
pump system back to 'stock'. It took a bit to find the big donut that the pump
mounts in, plus the cover that goes over the end of the pump that protrudes into
the trunk, but I found them. The fuel lines are all under the car as the
catalogs show. The only fuel-related item that's in the boot is the vapor
recovery can and its related plumbing for fumes.
I'd suggest that you contact one of the list's part suppliers, e.g., Ed
Kaler, Lawrie, Skip, LBCarCo, etc., and have them put together a kit for you of
the correct parts.
Walt Goddard wrote:
> Last e-mail didn't make it through. Trying again.
>
> Since we bought the 77B a couple of years ago, I've thought it was
> strange that the fuel line passed through the trunk on the way to the
> carbs. Now that I have had a chance to look more closely, it appears
> that that arrangement is not correct.
> Here's what's there: the fuel supply line runs from the tank through
> a small hole (approx 3/4") in the front lower right portion of the
> trunk, then through a fuel filter to the inlet of a round fuel pump
> mounted in a rubber grommet in an approx 2 1/2" hole through the front
> lower right portion of the trunk just to the left of the 3/4" hole
> (pump is held in place with a large hose clamp around the grommet),
> with the outlet underneath the car. The outlet feeds to another fuel
> filter and then into the solid pipe to the front (and yet another
> filter!!).
> There have been many discussions on the list about which fuel pump to
> use and I don't want to start that one again, but do any of the pumps
> have a similar configuration to the original such that both the inlet
> and outlet are underneath the car?
> >From the pictures in Porter's book, the fuel pump mounts next to the
> battery box and no fuel lines run to the trunk, but I'm not sure that
> is the same fuel pump as what should be on the 77. Are the holes in
> the trunk supposed to be there or is this a buggered up mount job by
> the DPO?
> Any suggestions/ideas/comments welcome. TIA
>
> Walt Goddard
> waltcpa@sierra.net
>
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