I'm sorry you were not satisfied with the responses you got in your previous post. It sounds like no business is selling the pump you want. I would look for a used pump (evilbay, junkyard, swap meet). Send it to a professional rebuilding service.
"Adding CFM to a truck will only help at engine speeds you don't want to use." "I found there was nothing to gain beyond 400 CFM."
Pic #4 on that link looks like the one he's been getting (left of his photo). RockAuto's listing also has a pic like that one as well. Summit Racing suggests substituting the Carter (no price listed for a search on Airtex 4149, so assume it's not available there)
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
If you can take the old one apart and rebuild it, you'll very likely be in better shape. Get a rebuild kit from Then & Now Automotive. Today's pumps are made elsewhere...some in Mexico and others in a country with 5 letters which begins with C and is not Chile. They won't last long and I'm told the output pressure is unpredictable. Good luck. Airtex fuel pumps are all made in Puebla, Mexico.
~ Jon 1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
Airtex 4149 Rebuild and/or reproduction company so any pump they offer is suspect.
I suspect Carter followed AC with the design change. AC 4149 and Carter M2118 came out after 1953 (the poster's truck) and covered years 1952 to 1957 (verify). Neither pumps are the original to the truck.
It's like I said before, find the pump you want and have it rebuilt.
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"Adding CFM to a truck will only help at engine speeds you don't want to use." "I found there was nothing to gain beyond 400 CFM."
I told you several times in your previous thread that The Filling Station sells a pump that isn't an exact match appearance wise but is close. I don't remember the brand and model number. It was a direct bolt in replacement on my 53. The fuel ports are about a half inch taller from the mounting holes but there was easily enough play in the stock fuel lines to allow trouble free installation. https://store.fillingstation.com/detail/FS-49/Chevrolet_19521957_REPLACEMENT_FUEL_PUMP_NEW.html
Last edited by Tiny; 07/07/202112:14 PM.
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The fuel ports are both the wrong height and the wrong size. The existing fuel line fittings could be hammered in I guess. Why do I need that particular pump? It seems to fit. Would I prefer an exact match to the pump I have, even if it isn't factory? Yes. I did do my research and ordered the pump from three different outfits. All the outfits showed an image of the pump I need on the website, but said "reference only" when the Carter arrived and they got called about it. Put a picture of a glockenspiel up there then, if it's "just reference". "Looking retro" has nothing to do with it. Bolting it on out of the box does. I don't want to hack up what I have on the engine if I don't have to. Tiny, I guess I'll try the filling station and spend the extra 30 bucks I was trying to save. Hopefully they have the better business acumen to ship the pump they show pictured. Or perhaps I'll order a rebuild kit. Sorry I forgot I asked before. Chemo will play tricks with memory. Thanks for the replies.
