Hey guys & gals,

I've got an electric fuel pump failure on a friend's 1977 car, original part, so it's some 45 years old. It will start working when I tap the motor housing a number of times with the handle of a screw driver.. but it's unreliable.

Does that type of failure tell me anything useful? Like is that classic symptoms for "worn brushes" or something? ..and then I can try a rebuild?

The electric motor is in a metal "can" that's crimped shut, so opening it may be one-way trip to the trash bin.
I want to know as much as I can before deciding to open it or not.
OEM replacement is not available, but I've installed a temporary "loaner" to keep the car running.

Thank you,
- Art


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Last edited by 67SATisfaction; 04/02/20 03:55 PM.
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