[Tigers] Fuel Pump Question

[Jay Laifman]

I rebuilt the stock pump and it was working fine.  It failed.  I grabbed a new
Carter vane type pump I happened to have from another car and threw it in.  It
worked for a short while then failed.  Then I grabbed one last Facet pump I
happened to have.  It is working, and still working.  But the car is now not
running perfectly.  I don't know if it is related to the fuel pump.  But I've
only noticed it since I change fuel pumps - and changed the spark plugs and
wires.

I put a fuel pressure gauge on and found that this pump is putting out 4.25
psi.  I've looked around and have seen that 5.5-6 psi is suggested - but I
can't confirm if that is correct for a 260 with a Holley.

The problem I'm having is that I'm getting a little stumble on initial
acceleration and I've noticed when I take my foot off the gas, like to shift
up, the rpm drops all the way to 0, but does catch up again.

One thought was that this fuel pump doesn't have enough volume for the
carb/engine - or different enough volume that the float bowl is not at the
same level as it was with the old pump.  But I don't know if that make sense.

Another thought was that the accelerator pump is not putting out enough fuel.
But, I haven't changed the accelerator pump and that wouldn't explain the far
drop to 0 when lifting off the gas.  Although I don't know for sure if the two
are related.

Thanks for any thoughts.