84 supreme

olds 350 fresh rebuild with the edelbrock heads, had to use an electric fuel pump. the car runs fine,but it dies out on me at least once everytime i drive it and i wait few minutes and it starts back up, i took the air cleaner off when it died this time and there was no fuel getting to carb, but after a few minutes it started back up. my question is what can b the cause ive never dealt with electric fuel pumps. any suggestions would b greatly appreciated

D Appeldorn

trie a other electric feulpump.

there are low and high presure type.
and with differend psi settings.

you need adleast 6.5 psi
and the W or high comp 350 need 7 psi.

gearhead1218

Are you using a relay with the primary voltage coming straight from the battery?
If you don't run a heavy enough wire the load the pump draws and the resistance of the wire could put too much draw on the pump.
I use a relay with the control circuit powered thru the ign. switch and full voltage coming from the bat., a circuit breaker in line, and I ran #10 wiring.
Also for street use you should run a return style fuel system for a constant supply of cool fuel, and a cooler running and quieter running pump. RobbMc for a sender.
A dead head system can build up pressure, have warmer fuel helping the cause vapor lock, and of course put a heavier load on the pump, reducing live and making it noisier.