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nkaminar · 06-06-2025, 11:45 AM

My fuel pump will not allow fuel to flow when switched off, even if gravity is in play. You should test your fuel pump to see if it will shut off the fuel when not on. Open a low point in the fuel line and install a piece of tubing if necessary to get the outlet below the level in the tank then turn off the pump to see if gasoline still flows.

old ugly · 06-06-2025, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

My fuel pump will not allow fuel to flow when switched off, even if gravity is in play. You should test your fuel pump to see if it will shut off the fuel when not on. Open a low point in the fuel line and install a piece of tubing if necessary to get the outlet below the level in the tank then turn off the pump to see if gasoline still flows.

that is a good idea. I'll check that.

the fuel shut off I'm installing near the carb will stop the fuel as long as i always remember to shut it off. (sometime old people forget stuff).

all good stuff here
thank you
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06-06-2025, 11:45 AM	#1
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,855	Re: install a carter electric fuel pump question?? My fuel pump will not allow fuel to flow when switched off, even if gravity is in play. You should test your fuel pump to see if it will shut off the fuel when not on. Open a low point in the fuel line and install a piece of tubing if necessary to get the outlet below the level in the tank then turn off the pump to see if gasoline still flows. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.