[tbirdman]

I got a rebuild kit for the fuel pump for my 32. I was advised that I may be better off and sending it off. The recommendation I received, fuel pumps a2z closd there doors about 2 weeks ago. Any other recommendations or can this be successfully tackled with the rebuild kit?

[mrpushbutton]

Not brain surgery. make sure you mark how the two castings line up for re-assembly. When you have the two halves apart check both castings for (relitave) flatness. You may see some high risers on the screw-bosses from previous garage monkeys over torquing the halves together. If so, heat the castings to about 200 degrees and work (body-blow hammer) the flanges flatter, finish with a fine file or emery cloth on a flat plate. They don't have to be dead-flat, the diaphragm will take up a certain amount of non-flatness. You can gauge how you are doing by holding the two halves together and sighting through them.

[Restorer32]

I'd be very careful with that torch and hammer. An original, non-rebuilt example of this Stewart Warner pump recently sold on e-Bay for something like $800.

[mrpushbutton]

when I do this I use an old toaster oven--and we're talking very controlled hammer work here, you're not driving nails!

[tbirdman]

The pump is in very good shape appears to have flat mating services so don't thik I will take the hammer and torch route. If you were going to send it out, who would you send it out to?

[West Peterson]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you've got a good carburetor rebuilder, he should be able to do it. I sent my carburetor to fellow forum member, Moepar, in North Carolina, and he also does fuel pumps.

[mrpushbutton]

Arthur Gould does good work, I understand he's sold his company but they are still doing good work, or Moepar from the forum--we should patronize our own.

[RO]

I just had a double action pump for a '56 Lincoln rebuilt by Arthur Gould and the price was reasonable and the pump came back looking like new with all new modern rubber and seals. Also had a '55'56 Packard water pump rebuilt at the same time. Took under a month to get both back.

[tbirdman]

I got an AC fuel pump. It's being sent off to Albert Gould. Turnaround is one week. Moepar had a 6 week turnaround which doesn't work for me. Thanks for the help and advice.

[Restorer32]

You have an AC replacement for the original? If so it was likely made by Gould. He used to (and probably still does)take AC pumps and install a new activating lever to adapt them to the Packard engine. Not original but looks somewhat similar. You'll lose points if you show it, but perfectly reliable. I loaned him an original pump from which he patterned his laminated activating lever. This would have been in the 1980s.