Guest Gseago Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Any thoughts or opinions on adding an electric priming fuel pump on a '64 Riviera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool57 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I have wondered the same thing since the crummy gas vaporizes in a short time while sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Seems to me I read here that a member put an inline electric fuel pump on his first generation Riv to assist with the very same problem... Don't remember who or what thread it was on but if you look I'm sure you'll find it. Or he may chime in here soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 An especially good idea with today's gas and no more than the car is probably driven. Put an electric pump as close to the tank as possible and in the lowest place in the line. Push the gas to the mechanical pump and use both of them. Wire it through an IGN circuit. Turn on the key, give the pump a few seconds to fill the line and bowl on the carb. Then go through your starting process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gseago Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 An especially good idea with today's gas and no more than the car is probably driven. Put an electric pump as close to the tank as possible and in the lowest place in the line. Push the gas to the mechanical pump and use both of them. Wire it through an IGN circuit. Turn on the key, give the pump a few seconds to fill the line and bowl on the carb. Then go through your starting process.Thanks for the reply and info. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Yes I did this. There is a good spot for the electric pump at the front of the steel lines, kind of under the passenger door hinges. I put mine on a push button switch just to fill the carb. I don't leave it on all the time the engine is running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brivi65 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Yes I did this. There is a good spot for the electric pump at the front of the steel lines, kind of under the passenger door hinges. I put mine on a push button switch just to fill the carb. I don't leave it on all the time the engine is running.Oh, great idea Jim, I was thinking about that this weekend, I went to take her out and I had to spray starting fluid in first, it has only been 3 days since I drove her. What kind of pump are you running? Thanks, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gseago Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Yes I did this. There is a good spot for the electric pump at the front of the steel lines, kind of under the passenger door hinges. I put mine on a push button switch just to fill the carb. I don't leave it on all the time the engine is running.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Here's a link to a 1965 Riviera build. I'm hoping the link takes you to the picture of the fuel pump and related hardware that Dave used to mount his electric pump. If it is, then you can click on the right side of each picture to advance to the next step in the installation. http://www.facebook.com/pages/1965-Buick-Riviera/149461030162#!/photo.php?fbid=392576095162&set=pb.149461030162.-2207520000.1361220099&type=3&theaterEd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brivi65 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Wow, thanks for the link Ed! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Oh, great idea Jim, I was thinking about that this weekend, I went to take her out and I had to spray starting fluid in first, it has only been 3 days since I drove her. What kind of pump are you running? Thanks, BrianI don't know. Any pump will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Birdman Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I installed an electric primer pump on my 65. Works great.You need a pump that has a flow-thru design.This allows you to turn off the pump once the motor is running.I prime the carb, start the motor and turn off the electric pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gseago Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks for the advice and feedback everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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