OK guys here it is:
I bought a car with a loud a** puller style fuel pump mounted over my rear axle. Clearly this is not the way to go.
I order a Walbro 340 and hotwire kit from Jack @ Ractronix. All parts arrive pretty quickly and seem top quality.
Drop the tank, pull out the stock pump hanger/float bracket and find yet *another* fuel pump in there. So at a glance I assume someone is pulling fuel through the stock pump.
Upon further inspection, I see hand engraved numbers on the top and bottom pump, "1576" and "2661" respectively. On it's end, it says "AC" and "1503" (AC Delco?)
The problem is this: The pump that was in there is about 3/4 inch longer than what is in there now, and even using the special rubber bottom plug supplied with the kit, the pump is too short, if using the "pulsator" as the instructions say to do. Additionally, the female spade terminals on the existing pump harness do NOT interface whatsoever with the provided pump and harness supplied, and there are *no* extra crimp on spade lugs or anything.
I am baffled. Is this some kit made 10 or 15 years ago for these cars, and I now have some incorrect or "other" bracket? What about the connections?
I am NOT read **NOT** suggesting that Racetronix has done anything wrong, it would seem the problem is the mods done to the vehicle before I bought it.
ANY help would be greatly appriciated, thanks all in advance.
Chris
cc: Jack at Racetronix
I bought a car with a loud a** puller style fuel pump mounted over my rear axle. Clearly this is not the way to go.
I order a Walbro 340 and hotwire kit from Jack @ Ractronix. All parts arrive pretty quickly and seem top quality.
Drop the tank, pull out the stock pump hanger/float bracket and find yet *another* fuel pump in there. So at a glance I assume someone is pulling fuel through the stock pump.
Upon further inspection, I see hand engraved numbers on the top and bottom pump, "1576" and "2661" respectively. On it's end, it says "AC" and "1503" (AC Delco?)
The problem is this: The pump that was in there is about 3/4 inch longer than what is in there now, and even using the special rubber bottom plug supplied with the kit, the pump is too short, if using the "pulsator" as the instructions say to do. Additionally, the female spade terminals on the existing pump harness do NOT interface whatsoever with the provided pump and harness supplied, and there are *no* extra crimp on spade lugs or anything.
I am baffled. Is this some kit made 10 or 15 years ago for these cars, and I now have some incorrect or "other" bracket? What about the connections?
I am NOT read **NOT** suggesting that Racetronix has done anything wrong, it would seem the problem is the mods done to the vehicle before I bought it.
ANY help would be greatly appriciated, thanks all in advance.
Chris
cc: Jack at Racetronix