Reply To: Fuel pump not working

[ChrisParticipant]

Hi Bill – what progress? Solved?

The float chambers in my ’59 Chrysler dry out after only a few days just by evaporation. It is normally parked pointing uphill and the pump won’t prime at cranking speed. I have no check valve. So I spray “easy start” or “are you startin'” into the float chamber. Then it starts and runs fast enough to pump fuel. Something isn’t right – I suspect the inlet valve in the pump isn’t shutting properly allowing fuel to drain back to the tank and also not prime. My immediate solution to the problem is to start it every day so the float chambers don’t dry out.

Chris