What are some signs that my fuel pump is failing? When I would turn on my ignition I could hear it come on and now it doesn't do that anymore, which I thought was odd but everything still worked. Now sometimes when I start the car it immediately dies. It has been kind of cold blooded since I put my Holley 500cfm carb on it, but it dies like it isn't getting any fuel period. Does this sound like a fuel pump, or does somebody recognize these signs? Oh ya the car is an 85 by the way.
Failing Fuel Pump
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HyYoSilver
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It's an electric fuel pump, right? If it runs OK, the pump is probably OK; dosen't take much pressure for a carb. Maybe you need to enrichen the choke just a bit.....?
If an electric pump (for a carb) has fuel in the line, and the carb float bowl is full, it'll make very little noise when you first turn the key.
If an electric pump (for a carb) has fuel in the line, and the carb float bowl is full, it'll make very little noise when you first turn the key.
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