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Posted By Discussion Topic: 12 volt electric fuel pump     ssherman12 12-31-2021 @ 4:26 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 5 Joined: Dec 2021 I am a rookie at this , and maybe at everything else, according to my wife. Just got my hands on a 1939 ford 1/2 ton pickup and i don't want to start throwing money on chasing a dream. I would like to start off on the right foot. I have already purchased a 12 volt conversion kit with a new electronic distributor - alternator - coil- starter relay - and voltage reducer to operate the gauges. I am in need of some advice on the fuel pump. I have decided to go with the 12 volt pump, however, i don't know what the fuel pressure on the pump should be. The manuel pump that came on the engine can not be rebuilt. This truck has not ran since 1975 and has been stored in a shed all of its life. I have yet to have heard the engine run. So, if someone can help me along with information on an electric pump, I would appreciate it. thanks ssherman FordFreak 12-31-2021 @ 5:52 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 116 Joined: Nov 2013 Hello! I have a Facet # 60104 in mine, w/a Holley 94 carb. No Mechanical pump. Trouble free now for 6 yrs. - F F 1937 Ford Coupe 1952 Ford F1 Pickup 1965 Falcon Sprint ssherman12 12-31-2021 @ 8:00 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 5 Joined: Dec 2021 thanks i will give it a try Ihe more people I meet, the more I like my Lab ssherman Carcheologist 01-01-2022 @ 7:05 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 132 Joined: Jan 2016 Why not just buy a new mechanical fuel pump from one of the Flathead parts suppliers? A new or rebuilt pump will be more than adequate to make your truck run like new again. BUT...be sure your fuel tank is CLEAN and use a good fuel filter or you will have fuel delivery problems no matter what pump you go with. TomO 01-01-2022 @ 11:35 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 7252 Joined: Oct 2009 Converting a truck from 6 volts to 12 volts is not starting off on the right foot in my opinion. I also do not like electric fuel pumps or electronic ignition set ups. These changes are expensive to buy and are not as reliable as a stock system. You are re-engineering your truck's electrical and fuel system, so you can expect some unexpected problems. The Ford dual point ignition system is reliable and will give you advance warning before you are stuck on the side of the road. A mechanical pump can last for more than 20 years. As a start with your truck, I would send to carburetor to Charley Schwendler for rebuilding. After sitting for almost 50 years, it will need a quality rebuild. contact Charley at cas5845@yahoo.com I would send the distributor and coil to Skip Haney in Florida to have him check out the distributor and rebuild the coil. Contact Skip at Skip@fordsrus.com I would buy an Optima 6 volt battery and a new fuel pump and push rod, clean and seal the gas tank, replace the fuel line from the tank to the firewall with the correct copper coated fuel line and the correct flex line to the fuel pump from Third Gen Auto and replace all of the spark plugs. I would also buy a new voltage regulator and have the starter and generator checked out by a reliable alternator and generator rebuilder shop. Make sure that you have good compression and that the engine is not stuck. After sitting that long, I would not expect good performance from the engine. The valve springs may have taken a set so that some ore weaker than others and the rings are probably stuck, giving poor compression and oil control. I don't know what you expect from a truck that has sat for 45 years, and what you consider throwing money chasing a dream. I will tell you that owning and maintaining an antique vehicle is not an inexpensive hobby and if you take short cuts or make drastic changes from stock, your expenses will be much higher. If you have a vehicle in good condition, you will have to spend money and time each year maintaining it. These old vehicle are not like the new ones that you just get in and drive, you have to give them loving care. Tom dean333 01-01-2022 @ 6:40 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 256 Joined: May 2012 I echo TomO’s comments entirely. TIM CARLIG 37RAGTOPMAN 01-02-2022 @ 9:11 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1959 Joined: Oct 2009 hi ssherman12 The first thing buy a shop manual. and do some research, then I would do it make sure the engine is free, and if it is, take a compression, if it has,I would check for spark and if it has I would use a divorced gas supply and see if the engine runs, dripping gas down the the carb, YOU WILL BE SURPRISED how these old engine will run even after sitting for many years, if it fires up you can now hear what the engine sounds like, see if it is worth while to proceed with your project I think you are starting on the Wrong foot, you should first buy a shop manual on your vehicle, so you can do research on what you need to do, starting with 12 volts and old wiring that is not a good thing, I hope everything works out for you, my 2 cents 37 Ragtopman, MAINE, my 1937 760-A is stock except for duals and juice brakes, driving since 80's. Only problem,,. I has was a coil and it runs a little on the warm side, RESTORED the car my self, with help from a friend with the paint been to 3 NATIONAL MEETS with it and DROVE from NJ to OHIO, and from NJ to NY and From MAINE to NY you do not need all that fancy stuff to have fun,

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