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

Bill Lahr wrote:
> Now that MTBE has been removed from gasoline, the government
mandated
> replacing it with 10% ethanol. If you are running an older engine
(like
> the '64 Olds V6 in my CJ), the alcohol will tear up the fuel pump
and
> hoses. I speak from experience when my '61 Jeep died and I had to
call
> the flatbed to get it home. Fuel pump pressure had dropped to about
> 1psi. I replaced the stock pump with a Purolator/ Facet electronic
pump
> (around $40) and get a steady 4psi at the carburetor. (If you are
> running one of the older Dupree plunger pumps, be advised that the
> alcohol will tear up the bellows in it too. There are no replacement
> parts to solve the problem.) Be sure to replace the old hoses and
fuel
> filters too. Alcohol will tear up older rubber hoses and they can
plug
> the filter inside the carburetor inlet.
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/


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