Re: [AMC-list] Fuel pump question

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

The pump by itself, not connected to the intake, should draw about 19" of vacuum.

Ken


Quoting tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:

> yeah, what joe sez. pull the hoses off it, run the engine, stick your finger
> over each port. one should suck your finger to it, hard. if neither does
> pump is bust. if one does, that goes to the wipers, the other to the
> manifold.
> 
> unless the hoses are new they are certainly all bad and leaky.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:53, Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > If you look closely at the vacuum pump part of the fuel pump you'll see
> > "inlet"
> > or "in" and "outlet" or "out" of something similar on the two ports.   You
> > want
> > the inlet side of the vacuum pump connected to the wiper motor.  You can
> > verify
> > that it is creating suction by using a vacuum gauge or even just
> unplugging
> > the
> > line at the pump or the motor and verifying that there is good suction.
> > The
> > wiper motors fail with age due to dried grease in the mechanism and
> flapper
> > diaphragms which age and do not seal to the motor case.  They can be
> > rebuilt.
> >
> > Joe Fulton
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: mike & sharyn klepp <mask1966@xxxxxxx>
> > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 12:42:31 PM
> > Subject: [AMC-list] Fuel pump question
> >
> >
> > I am having a problem with the wipers on my '62 Classic; they don't work!
> > They
> > move slightly when turned on, but lack enough strength to move the blades
> > more
> > than a few inches. I am assuming I need to pull the heater box and rebuild
> > the
> > vacuum motor, but before I do that I thought I would check the obvious.
> The
> > vacuum lines look good, but I have a question about the hook-up of the
> > vacuum
> > booster fuel pump.
> >
> >
> >           Which fuel pump port should be connected to the manifold and
> > which to
> > the wiper motor?
> >
> >
> > When I look down at the top of my fuel pump, the line from the manifold
> > connects
> > to the port on the passenger side of the pump while the wiper motor hose
> is
> > connected to the port on the drivers side. They cross over each other,
> > which
> > doesn't really make sense to me.
> >
> >
> >           Is mine hooked up like yours or is it backwards?
> >
> > FYI, I have the 196 cast iron engine. If some members with similiar cars
> > could
> > look at their set up and conform my set up I will be a happy guy. Thanks
> in
> > advance.
> >
> > Mike Klepp
> >
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