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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: MeanGene on November 05, 2011, 08:04:29 PM

Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: MeanGene on November 05, 2011, 08:04:29 PM
Not sure if I got the right fuel pump, the instructions say some parts may be different.  The one on the left is the old one with the filter right behind it. The one on the right is the new one which has a screen but no filter.

(http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28241&d=1320537346)

Here they are side by side old one on the left, you can see how the tops are different, but when I look at them it would still be possible to run the new one, just a few less parts.  Do I have the right one or is this a problem?

(http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28240&d=1320537339)
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: vinnietbird on November 05, 2011, 08:11:35 PM
The one on the right looks like mine, but I have a filter on it. Gotta have one.
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: daminc on November 05, 2011, 08:24:49 PM
I got almost the same one... mine came with a sleeve to put it into the old rubber piece, and mine has a connector for new wiring. But it's the same style as the one on the right
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: SR71blackbird on November 05, 2011, 08:30:05 PM
Where did you buy the new one from?
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: MeanGene on November 06, 2011, 12:27:49 AM
I got the new one here (http://"http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/details/QQFordQQThunderbirdQQAirtexQQFuel_PumpQQ19851988QQAFE2024.html").

Anyone know where I could get a filter for this pump?
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: TOM Renzo on November 06, 2011, 05:30:44 AM
I really hat
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on November 06, 2011, 09:10:42 AM
After a supposedly Hi Perf Carter failed in my Bird after a little over a year, I'll now only use the Walbro pumps... The 'bro replacement is now over 10 years old...
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: MeanGene on November 06, 2011, 11:04:43 AM
I guess I will need another pump.  I don't know what would be required in eliminating a pulsator?
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: MeanGene on November 06, 2011, 11:07:34 AM
When the parts places ask for the VIN 4, are they talking about the fourth character in thhe VIN?
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on November 06, 2011, 04:53:14 PM
Quote from: MeanGene;372134
I guess I will need another pump.  I don't know what would be required in eliminating a pulsator?

Nothing, just install the new pump without it, don't think the one on that Bosch pump will fit a Walbro pump that was OEM in most Fords...
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: MeanGene on November 06, 2011, 05:48:59 PM
Is this the one I need?  FuelPumps.com (http://"http://www.fuelpumps.com/19861988-ford-thunderbird-fuel-pump-6-cyl-38l-34-efi-p-1754.html")
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: TOM Renzo on November 07, 2011, 05:54:22 AM
That
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: V8Demon on November 09, 2011, 12:22:21 AM
Quote from: MeanGene;372135
When the parts places ask for the VIN 4, are they talking about the fourth character in thhe VIN?

They usually want the last 4 or 6 digits of the VIN....
Title: Is this the right fuel pump
Post by: TOM Renzo on November 09, 2011, 05:32:56 AM
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