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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 888 | Anyone have any luck finding rebuild kits for the AC glass top pumps used on the 235/216s at their local FLAPS or do you generally have to go to the vendors?
Ed
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Yes! The big box auto parts franchises normally do not stock slow moving parts for vintage vehicles in their warehouse. A lot of the hard to get parts that your local auto parts says they can get for you comes from our vintage vendors like Chevs of the 40’s or JC. I talked with the people at JC this summer and wholesale of vintage parts is a large part of their business.
I run into this just this past summer with AD fuel tanks and water pumps.
In the long run I’ve found it easier to simply order it from our vintage vendors rather than try to save a few penny’s at FLAPS.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 | I went to O'Reilly, Auto Zone, Advanced and Car Quest yesterday to buy either a glass top fuel pump or a rebuild kit and none of them had either. Car Quest said they stopped making the rebuild kits. Just looked on Chevy's of the 40's and they sell a kit for $40. The pump is $58. Think I'll pay the difference and get the pump.
Chuck
Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 21 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 21 | Problem with getting a new pump is that i have read on other posts that the fit is either no good or they leak. I think I am going to rebuild mine. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 | I used a rebuild kit from Jim Carter. It was easy to rebuild and has worked great. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 | I purchased a brand new carter glass top fuel pump from oreilly a while back.The parts guy said carter was manufacturing them brand new again.I believe it was about five more dollars than the rebuild kit cost.
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
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