[DeTomaso] Fuel Pump

[Asa Jay Laughton]

It's most likely due to the bad gas everyone sells today.  Both the  
fuel lines and the fuel pump use rubber parts that will deteriorate  
with the gas available today.

I would replace the fuel lines first and see if that does it.  If not,  
replace the fuel pump too.

Asa Jay

Quoting Tom Shinrock <tmshinro at aol.com>:

> Well, I finally got around to changing my oil yesterday so I could   
> put the Pantera into winter storage.   After I drained the oil and   
> put in a new filter and fresh oil I started up the car to circulate   
> the oil into the filter.   Since it was cold (around 30 degrees) I   
> let the car run until the fans came on so it was good and hot to   
> evaporate any moisture.   The car probably idled for about 10   
> minutes or so.
>
> The car was on the ramps of my four post lift (in the down position   
> obviously) and I have drip pans under the motor to catch anything   
> that leaks.   I noticed before I changed the oil that I had some   
> drips of coolant in the pan and looking from below it looks like the  
>  source is above the crank.   I'm assuming that the small leak is  
> due  to the fact that I put heater hoses on the car this summer and  
> that  colder temperatures had caused some weeping around the hose  
> clamp.   At least that's what I hope it is.  Unfortunately I won't  
> be able to  tackle that problem until next spring.
>
> Here's my problem.  After I shut the car off and lifted the car into  
>  it's storage position (the Porsche 944 is stored under the Pantera)  
>  I looked in the drip pans to see how much coolant leaked while the   
> car was running.   I was surprised to see that the small amount of   
> leaked coolant was the least of my problems.   While the car was   
> running about a quart of gas had leaked into the pan.   Looking at   
> the fuel pump I could see a drip of gas hanging from the stub with   
> the carb fuel line fitting.  It was obvious that the gas had come   
> from the fuel pump because all the undercoating on the chassis frame  
>  under the filter was withered and soft.
>
> This is the first time I've ever had a fuel pump issue (leaking or   
> otherwise) so I'm looking to learn.   The pump and fuel lines were   
> replaced back in 2004 when I had the motor rebuilt, which was 14,000  
>  miles ago.
>
> Any suggestions on what can cause the pump to leak and what it takes  
>  to fix?   Can it be as simple as tightening the fuel line fitting   
> (dreaming I'm sure)?
>
> If the pump needs to be replaced is it a simple bolt/unbolt job or I  
>  have to take the timing cover off?
>
> Tom
> #5186
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