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Beau Dirt
Beau Dirt
Minneapolis, MN
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1973 Morris Mini, 1930 ford Model T, 1926 Model T 1 liter Suzuki and Four 215's

Fuel pump issues- Olds 215- URGENT
Posted by: Beau Dirt
Date: August 08, 2015 01:06PM

I installed a glass bowl fuel pump that was for the Jetfire 215. I did it for looks. I have run the engine gravity fed until this point, and with the pump last night. The carb has been dumping fuel out the overflow and once I shut the car off, gas continues to trickle into the carb. I had gas coming out the left tail pipe and when I drained the oil today it had a lot of gas in it. I was losing oil pressure and assumed it was because of this. I read somewhere that the stock 215 pump was aron 4.5 pounds, and the Jetfire was 6-8. Is this correct? do I need to swap over to the other fuel pump? I'm trying to make it to my first car show tomorrow and this is hanging it all up. Thanks.


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Fred Key
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Re: Fuel pump issues- Olds 215- URGENT
Posted by: DiDueColpi
Date: August 10, 2015 01:46PM

If you have fuel running through the carb with the engine off. Then it's probably some trash that's stuck in the needle and seat of the carb. Your car will still gravity feed when it's shut off even with the fuel pump installed. So clean out the carb and you should be fine.
I would install a shutoff valve in the line just to be safe. A nice old timey brass one would look good. Or you can hide an electric one that is powered with the ignition.

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Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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Re: Fuel pump issues- Olds 215- URGENT
Posted by: roverman
Date: September 01, 2015 11:49AM

I haven't heard the Jetfire was that high of pressure. Not a blow-through application, so no need. roverman.
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Erik Johnson
Alaska
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04/20/2015 10:32PM

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Re: Fuel pump issues- Olds 215- URGENT
Posted by: Nexxussian
Date: September 01, 2015 08:59PM

According to Rock Auto, when you look up a fuel pump, for a turbocharged Jetfire 215, one of the options is: "AIRTEX E8016S Electric Pump; Solenoid;12 volts; 2.5-4.5 PSI; 30 GHP; 5/16 hose."

If that's accurate, it shouldn't be a pressure problem, but I would still trust an actual pressure reading on a gauge more.


Beau Dirt
Beau Dirt
Minneapolis, MN
(35 posts)

Registered:
05/02/2012 03:23AM

Main British Car:
1973 Morris Mini, 1930 ford Model T, 1926 Model T 1 liter Suzuki and Four 215's

Re: Fuel pump issues- Olds 215- URGENT
Posted by: Beau Dirt
Date: September 02, 2015 07:58PM

Yup, all that work to swap a new pump and still had the problem. I pulled the carb apart last week and found a TINY piece of rubber in the drivers side needle. Fill the crankcase with about two quarts of gas twice. All these oil changes suck! But I got it figured out. Thanks!


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