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Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:18 pm

Hey everyone, noticed today my fuel pump is seeing fuel from the top. Then looking more into it, the setup doesn't look quite right? My car is a twin carb setup, pic below. Looks like it only has one outlet hooked up?

Hard to see but there looks to be a bolt in one outlet. Anyone tell me if this is right? And what am I best doing, getting a new pump and replumbing it all?

Btw I took this pic when tightening my loose fan pulley up, hence it's sat funny :)

Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:33 pm

The brass bolt head is a plug that holds a filter screen.
There is only one pump outlet, that then branches to two lines with a tee adapter.

Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:46 pm

KTPhil wrote: The brass bolt head is a plug that holds a filter screen.
There is only one pump outlet, that then branches to two lines with a tee adapter.

Ahh thanks for that, I was wondering :)

So... Reckon I can find a gasket for the top section to fix the leaking?

Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:14 am

Chino_UK wrote: KTPhil wrote: The brass bolt head is a plug that holds a filter screen.
There is only one pump outlet, that then branches to two lines with a tee adapter.

Ahh thanks for that, I was wondering :)

So... Reckon I can find a gasket for the top section to fix the leaking?

You'll probably have to get a fuel pump rebuild kit, to get that gasket. If the pump otherwise works, I'd just change that gasket, otherwise you could end up with a non-functioning pump.