Thread: Fuel Spurting Out

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i have had the fuel pump crack and put gas in my oil. my suggestion would be to change the oil twice. change the oil. run the engine to tempature then change the oil and filter again just to make sure that all of the gas has worked its way out.

Originally Posted by cffisher

. There is a bolt on the front of the block around the corner from the pump. It is short and dose nothing but fill the hole. It should be removed and put a longer one in to hold the rod. .

in my youth and just becoming a mechanic i had taken a few of those bolts out during a rebuild and forgot to put them back in ..

Didn't leak did it???

I'm sorely embarrassed! Welcome to madness of CHR!! Hope you're getting the responses you hoped for, and that your fuel pump project goes smoothly on the old truck. On the oil since you know that it was not leaking before the new filter, and that you only ran it a minute or two leaking you cannot have put much more than a few tablespoons of gas in the crankcase, if any. It is entirely possible that the fuel smell you're getting is just blowby contamination. Multiple changes of the oil & filter would indeed be safe, but on a bone stock '68 truck and given the cost of oil today I think I would just let it drain until it quits dripping, pre-fill the filter, tighten the plug and fill it up with your favorite oil. About the only place any oil is going to be hiding is in the lifters and maybe a few puddles here & there. If this were my old gray Ford I'd change it once and call it good, but that's just my $0.02. Changing it twice surely cannot hurt anything but your wallet

Originally Posted by rspears

I'm sorely embarrassed! Welcome to madness of CHR!! Hope you're getting the responses you hoped for, and that your fuel pump project goes smoothly on the old truck. On the oil since you know that it was not leaking before the new filter, and that you only ran it a minute or two leaking you cannot have put much more than a few tablespoons of gas in the crankcase, if any. It is entirely possible that the fuel smell you're getting is just blowby contamination. Multiple changes of the oil & filter would indeed be safe, but on a bone stock '68 truck and given the cost of oil today I think I would just let it drain until it quits dripping, pre-fill the filter, tighten the plug and fill it up with your favorite oil. About the only place any oil is going to be hiding is in the lifters and maybe a few puddles here & there. If this were my old gray Ford I'd change it once and call it good, but that's just my $0.02. Changing it twice surely cannot hurt anything but your wallet

Sound advice above for sure! Once the engine comes to full temp, the majority of any residual gas will vaporize to be picked up by the pcv valve. Of course, it's your truck so your decision.. but for a small amount of gas, I'd also change the oil once and call it good! Maybe go for a good drive later, get it hot and then give the dipstick the sniff test again. Should smell like hot oil with no gas. my point oh two, fwiw, yada yada yada... 8-)

I went ahead and changed my oil and filter since I wasn't about to risk damaging my engine. Thanks for the tip on that one.

Got the new fuel pump (was only 34 bucks) and took off the old one. The pin (rod) did slide down, but was able to move it back and hold it there with a long screwdriver while positioning the new pump and gasket into place. Only issue I had was that the fuel line in on the pump was shifted 45 degrees from my old one, so I had to cut the hose in order to get a good non-kink fit.

Thanks for the info guys. Definitely appreciated--saved me lots of head scratching and possibly a burnt out motor.

-Davis

For future reference you can take out those screws around the flange of the pump, pop the bottom off and rotate it to any position you need. Just put the screws back in, tighten them equally, and you're good to go. That same pump fits a wide range of models, but they did move the lines around a bit. Adjusting the line like you did is easier. Glad it worked out for you!

Now, let's talk about what you're going to do to that C10 - maybe a blown 454, dropped spindles or even bag it to get it in the weeds, tub the back for some huge meats in back.......

Originally Posted by risingtiger

I went ahead and changed my oil and filter since I wasn't about to risk damaging my engine. Thanks for the tip on that one.

Got the new fuel pump (was only 34 bucks) and took off the old one. The pin (rod) did slide down, but was able to move it back and hold it there with a long screwdriver while positioning the new pump and gasket into place. Only issue I had was that the fuel line in on the pump was shifted 45 degrees from my old one, so I had to cut the hose in order to get a good non-kink fit.

Thanks for the info guys. Definitely appreciated--saved me lots of head scratching and possibly a burnt out motor. -Davis

Glad it worked out for you! Kinda funny how you do a PM task like changing a fuel filter and another headache jumps out at you! I guess that's life right?

HMmmm.. plenty of room under that hood for a big block right?!?

Originally Posted by 34_40

Glad it worked out for you! Kinda funny how you do a PM task like changing a fuel filter and another headache jumps out at you! I guess that's life right?

HMmmm.. plenty of room under that hood for a big block right?!?

It is kinda crzy how that works. One thing leads to the next kinda deal.

The big block is just around the corner for me--gotta keep saving my duckets for now though