I have a 1959 Ford car Custom 300 with 223 I6 and Ford-O-Matic. I noticed the fuel pump is leaking and want to replace it but I'm not sure what part is needed.
The pump that is on the car has a glass bowl at the bottom and has 2 upright tubes on the top. The connection on one of them snakes around the valve cover and connects to the intake manifold. The other was connected to the vacuum wipers but I blocked that off when I replaced the vacuum wipers with electric wipers from New Port Engineering.
When I look for a replacement pump none of them have the glass bowl which I'm thinking has a filter in it. I do have an inline gas filter in the line to the carburetor. Also I see references to single and double action pumps with and without electric wipers.
Do I need a pump with the glass bowl? What is the difference between a single and double action pump? Can I assume a pump with electric wipers is now what I need since I no longer have vacuum wipers?
Thanks for the help.
Bruno
The pump that is on the car has a glass bowl at the bottom and has 2 upright tubes on the top. The connection on one of them snakes around the valve cover and connects to the intake manifold. The other was connected to the vacuum wipers but I blocked that off when I replaced the vacuum wipers with electric wipers from New Port Engineering.
When I look for a replacement pump none of them have the glass bowl which I'm thinking has a filter in it. I do have an inline gas filter in the line to the carburetor. Also I see references to single and double action pumps with and without electric wipers.
Do I need a pump with the glass bowl? What is the difference between a single and double action pump? Can I assume a pump with electric wipers is now what I need since I no longer have vacuum wipers?
Thanks for the help.
Bruno