Oldster65

I am not able to find a rebuild kit for the fuel pump in my 1965 Delta 88 with the 425 (no Air Conditioning). It's an AC brand 6440030 (pictured). It seems there are kits available for earlier AC and Carter pumps, and later...but no luck for this year! Are they unusual for some reason?
Since I'm rebuilding everything possible on this survivor to keep it 100% original, I want to rebuild and keep this one. It leaks from the upper diaphragm where the top is bolted together, but the diaphragms are (kinda) ok. I may try to just re-seal it, but I don't expect it will survive ethanol very long, so I want to do it properly with new rebuilt parts. I did buy a new Carter unit to get me by for now.

Any ideas on where I might find a rebuild kit (and of good quality)? NOS likely won't work because I want ethanol-proof parts.


Original AC 6440030 mechanical fuel pump (no A/C) -1965 Delta 88 425ci

joe_padavano

Try this guy.

http://www.classicpreservation.com/fuelpumpkits.html

tnswt

Here's another source.

https://cowboyjohnsautoparts.com/

Oldster65

Thank you both for these referrals. These are exactly the kind of business I want to leverage and we need to keep alive!
I stuck in the carter for the time-being. But will get a kit from one of these folks and get the og pump back in there asap.

New replacement until the old gets rebuilt.

Oldster65

I have a rebuild kit on the way from Cowboy Johns.

Question, I'm trying to remove the lever arm, and I thought I knew just by looking that this pin would come out with a drift punch (or press) - like most of these type of pumps. I am very familiar removing roll pins and pressed in pins, etc. but the first smack felt dead solid, the pin didn't budge, and another hit seemed likely to just mash the end of the pin. I don't want to destroy this pump or its parts.

Before I try using my press, does anyone know - with 100% certainty - that this pin is pressed in in these "65 AC model fuel pumps? (I checked for circlips on the inner part of the lever/pin but there are none, nor are there any on the outside.)

Am I missing anything...or am I just not using enough force?

tnswt

Try tapping the pin from the other end to see if that produces movement?

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/art...mp-restoration

CANADIANOLDS

I think I have a brand new pump like that ?

if you are interested, let me know…I’ll send pics. It’s the original Zinc? not aluminum

Oldster65

I will, asap. (Project delays have intervened, as typical). Thank you.