Re: Advice For Older Jeep Owners
 

Grump, I thought this was going to be a thread full of advice for u
old
Jeep owners, not just owners of old Jeeps. ;

Bill Lahr wrote
> Now that MTBE has been removed from gasoline, the governmen
mandate
> replacing it with 10% ethanol. If you are running an older engin
(lik
> the '64 Olds V6 in my CJ), the alcohol will tear up the fuel pum
an
> hoses. I speak from experience when my '61 Jeep died and I had t
cal
> the flatbed to get it home. Fuel pump pressure had dropped to abou
> 1psi. I replaced the stock pump with a Purolator/ Facet electroni
pum
> (around $40) and get a steady 4psi at the carburetor. (If you ar
> running one of the older Dupree plunger pumps, be advised that th
> alcohol will tear up the bellows in it too. There are no replacemen
> parts to solve the problem.) Be sure to replace the old hoses an
fue
> filters too. Alcohol will tear up older rubber hoses and they ca
plu
> the filter inside the carburetor inlet
>
--
Jerry Bransfor
PP-ASEL N6TA
See the Geezer Jeep a
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb


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