Fuel Pump - I think I need a different sock?

[turbojimmy]

turbojimmy, I found a thread where Mike Licht details the differences with Walbro pumps. You're actually on there. It says he has the correct parts - and that the "169" is the newer pump. Might be worth a call to him. HTH.

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177427

Thanks. He actually posted a lot more detail on t6p.com. It's still not clear to me whether you can get the right TR sock with the 340. The 169 has a smaller inlet - obviously there's no problen with that sock.

I put it back together and drove it around. Holy crap did that fix it. I don't know how long I've had the problem but it's 100% better now. I still don't know whether it was the sock that was clogged or if the 169 pump was bad. Either way I'm done with it for now.

One more thing off the large to-do list.....

Jim

 

[petesgn]

for the 340 pump i use airtex FS 111 strainer
for the FS20000169 pump i use airtex FS 30 strainer

 

[turbojimmy]

for the 340 pump i use airtex FS 111 strainer
for the FS20000169 pump i use airtex FS 30 strainer

That's excellent information. $6 on Amazon.com too.

Jim

 

[XLR8]

FYI when I needed a new sock, I took the old one to Checker Auto and they let me rummage around in the parts area where the socks are until I found the one that would fit. I think it was around $10.00