there would be no reason to have an electric fuel pump, you are bandaiding some other problem, sounds a lot like you have a partially plugged suction, filter or something. The mechanical pump can get a very small piece of rust caught in one of the valves and cause it to not work, I fought rust in the tank for about 2 years, found a NOS tank for $75 quite nearly the best $75 I have ever spent.

Last edited by brokenhead; 05/25/2013 1:47 PM.