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| | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 | I just purchased a 54 Chevy 3600 with a 235 straight 6 in it. I thought i was having fuel pump problems. After checking it out and finding nothing apparently wrong with it i put more fuel in the tank and it fired right up. I was wondering if anyone knew if it was just one of the limitations of the old mechanical fuel pumps that you need to keep a certain amount of fuel in the tank to help with the pressure or if it may be going out on me? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | The fuel pickup is not right against the bottom. If the truck has been sitting the bottom of the tank could be full of sediment maybe. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 | It looks like a fairly new tank and i just put a new fuel filter on it and the fuel coming out looks clean. My fuel gage doesn't work though so i'm sure that it just didn't have enough fuel in it. I just wanted to make sure. Thanks you for your help | | |
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