Thread: 351 fuel pump

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hey guys I have a 351 stuffed in a 69 econoline when i rebuilt the motor i stupidly just tossed my fuel pump and expected to put a new one on, now that i've finally gotten back to this project i realized that i cant find a fuel pump like the one i had, it had the line connections on top and diaphram was at the bottom it almost extended a little low..... now i cant seem to find the same pump and its the only way i can put a mechanical pump on there, i would go to electric but i''m just trying to get this thing ready for sale

sorry was out doing some shopping... gotta eat.... anys thanks for the quick response denny. i'm not sure what the engine is out of the van was already done like that before i got it, supposedly by some guy that owned a welding shop in the mid 70s and he converted it to a 351w with a a new process 4 speed on the floor, added power steering to it as well...... by the time i got it it was owned by a guy that does motorcycle flames for a living, he didn't know too much about it and i got it for a whole $2000, theres no rust, its done in rat rod black with flames and has aluminum offenhouser rims that were supposedly made specifically for that van for the original owner who was some small time rockstar or something...... but anyways to make a long story short.... its a 351w out of a who knows what, its a factory 4bbl 351w though i can say that much ... oh yes and the welder also made it a higher capacity pan, after figuring it out i found that it was an 8 court pan....

When I worked the parts counter at the marine retailer, we made people bring in their old fuel pumps because there were so many different versions for any given engine. Sometimes the inlets were on one side and sometimes they were on the opposite side.

What I would do is go to a real auto parts store like NAPA and ask to see their fuel pump books and start looking at the different ones for your engine. Trouble is, whenever you inherit someone elses handiwork, you never know where they found some of those parts, or what years/models they used.

I bet a few minutes looking at the books will turn up something close.

Don

Inlet/outlet configurations can be adjusted with fittings. Also, there are some like the Carters and Edelbrocks where you can pull the diaphragm screws and rotate the bottom housing. This housing has been rotated, I believe, 2 screw holes (302/351W engines use the same pump - and this is the 'standard' version) to get the inlet and outlets alignd correctly to suit my plumbing. If needed, you can alway put hose barbs in the fitting holes and mate with the OEM fuel line.

Note: The button head screws and the doubling of the bolt quantity was my doing as only 1/2 the holes have them.

well i ended up finding a spare holley blue fuel pump in my garage so i threw that baby on the van, no i just need an exhaust system so i can get the final tuning in and still be able to hear afterwards