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mark · April 6th, 2006, 06:17 AM

I have a 455 in my 1976 jet boat. It appears the mechanical fuel pump may have gone bad. It start ok and ran for bit and then died. I had a similar situation last year where it looked like it was starving for fuel. Looking at the fuel filter on the carb. side of the pump there appears to be no fuel whatsoever in the filter bowl. I checked and I do have spark coming from the coil and at the plugs. So I'm going to start with the fuel pump, being that it is 30 years old. Is there anything to be aware of when replacing the fuel pump to insure it's in correctly?

Thanks, Mark

April 6th, 2006, 06:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
mark Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	Fuel pump replacement in 455? I have a 455 in my 1976 jet boat. It appears the mechanical fuel pump may have gone bad. It start ok and ran for bit and then died. I had a similar situation last year where it looked like it was starving for fuel. Looking at the fuel filter on the carb. side of the pump there appears to be no fuel whatsoever in the filter bowl. I checked and I do have spark coming from the coil and at the plugs. So I'm going to start with the fuel pump, being that it is 30 years old. Is there anything to be aware of when replacing the fuel pump to insure it's in correctly? Thanks, Mark