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#1565265 12/11/2024 12:09 AM
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1950 4100 216 engine. If im not worried about vacuum wipers can I use any 216 fuel pump?

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Hy Farmer Petry, yes you can, fuel pumps are interchangeable between 216, 235 and 261 Chevrolet engines and 228 through 302 GMC engines.

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Fuel pumps for all GM six cylinder engines interchange right up to the last 250/292.


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But they are hard to find, mine went out on my 62 235. I finally found a rebuilt one on E bay. No one manufactures new ones, not even China!! When I went to buy one at my local auto store they handed me one for a small block chevy V-8 and said it would fit, it didn't!

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If you're looking for the fuel/vacuum pump, those are a bit hard to find. But I'd bet that Then and Now Automotive Link can supply a rebuild kit for it.
I might be able to put you in touch with a guy who has one (if he hasn't sold it yet.)
What I did for vacuum wipers was put a reservoir for vacuum I made out of an empty propane cylinder (the 1 lb size.) It fits nicely under the dash. I haven't really put it to the test yet.
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Could you go electric? If you have a 12V system, a small, inline, low pressure pump should be all you need to get fuel from the tank to the carb.

You can also get electric vacuum pumps for your wipers if you really wanted to. You would need to couple it with a vacuum sensing switch so it wouldn't continuously run.

What are the odds that the pump arm from a SBC fuel pump can be swapped out for the stovebolt one?

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