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216 chevy fuel pump #481802 05/17/23 06:48 PM
Joined: May 2023 Posts: 1 Moses Lake Chevyguru2 OP Grease Monkey
OP Chevyguru2 Grease Monkey Joined: May 2023 Posts: 1 Moses Lake	Bought fuel pump from napa, Rock auto, O'Reilly, None of them worked. Decided to tear a new one and the old one apart and compare. old one had bad check Valves but good diaphragm. The diaphragm shaft was 1/4 inch shorter on the old pump. When installed in new pump it made the arm reach the cam so it would pump.

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Re: 216 chevy fuel pump Chevyguru2 #481808 05/17/23 11:33 PM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 89 Likes: 1 Jacksonville, Florida Midi Shade Tree Mechanic
Midi Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 89 Likes: 1 Jacksonville, Florida	Bingo! I have had the same issues with imported fuel pumps. I managed to cure the problem by replacing the valves in the old pump with those taken from the new one.

Re: 216 chevy fuel pump Chevyguru2 #481809 05/18/23 12:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,024 Likes: 99 Iowa Rusty 37 Master ChatMaster - 4,000
Rusty 37 Master ChatMaster - 4,000 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,024 Likes: 99 Iowa	Almost any “new” mechanical fuel pump is suspect these days. The only solution that seems to work is rebuilding an original one. Rusty VCCA #44680

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