226 G series fuel pump

[edhd58]

The 226 G series Ford engine fuel pump is obsolete, can't be found except NOS which I fear will result in a quick death of old material. Can anyone tell me if the diaphragm is the same as newer  V8 model pump that I can buy rebuild kits for?? I looked for H series 226 engine pump but can't find kits for them either.

[edhd58]

Well, I decided to take a stab at it and ordered the rebuild kit for a late 40s / early 50s fuel pump. The application chart says they are all the same. If it fits great, if not its only 9$ and well worth it to know for sure.

[cahartley]

Please post back when you get the kit.

I can't imagine what you get for nine bucks....... 

[edhd58]

It hasn't arrived yet, I was also wrong, its 19.50 not 9$ , oops , boy am i glad i only missed it by 10 dollars. could have been much worse. 

[edhd58]

here i the fuel pump kit, it was 19$ and come change. its seems to be a perfect match, the gasket is anyway. the lever seems to be the only part that will not work.

 

Edited June 13, 2015 by edhd58 (see edit history)

[edhd58]

Well......... its installed but wont work. the diaphragm(made in China-I didn't know where it was made when I ordered it) looks like it is a simple piece of flat "rubber". When everything is installed the lever travels a good distance before pulling the diaphragm down. I can work it by hand but the motor will not work it. I installed the pump with just the diaphragm on the engine, there is a lot of travel up and down of the lever.  When the rest of the body is installed the pump doesn't work.

 

Here is my theory (with picture), the diaphragm is so stiff and sits far enough above the body, it isn't allowing the diaphragm enough free movement to raise up in the body enough to let the lever engage the lever actuator. The lever actuator in turn isn't getting pulled down enough to pump fuel. The actual size of everything is the same as what came out of the pump(the bad parts). I am going to look for top quality made in America parts to see if they have a less stiff diaphragm. I am also considering a V8 pump that looks identical from the outside to see if I can swap lever/actuator assembly. Yes I know I can go electric, that's what it has now but I'm a sucker for a challenge. plus I love the looks of "this is how it came from the factory", even if it isn't inside. 

 

[edhd58]

Well............... i figured it out

 

To make a long story short, you HAVE to have a good seal at the sediment bowl to body.The kit didn't come with one, it isn't FOR this pump, and I never even thought it would create so many problems. 

 

After I bet 30 removals and installs and the same number of dis-assembles and re-assembles I was at a total loss. I was now doing stuff just to see what would happen. Like I said before it worked fine in my hand, i now think that was because I was moving it faster than the cars cam does. It was making some sucking sounds but very small amounts when it is on the car. Anyway, I decided to hooked up the new fuel line and see if is would suck water. It did but too probably 5 minutes to pump out 6 oz. The sediment bowl top never showed any water seeping out either. SOOOO now I decide to make a gasket for the sediment bowl, again just to see what happens. As you can see in the video, it takes now maybe 5 seconds to pump out 6oz. 

 

Now for some reason I mistakenly ordered more than 1 diaphragm, and I removed part of the metal where the diaphragm spring sets. I now have to wait for the 2nd of these diaphragms to get here so I can put a non-modified one back in and "see" what happens. I think it will work and then I have to fine that bowl gasket.