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01-23-2025, 05:29 PM
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Fuel pump lever
It's been a awhile, but shouldn't I be able to move this fuel pump lever by pressing down with both hands and my upper body? This brand new one won't move at all.
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Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then! |
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01-23-2025, 08:33 PM
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Re: Fuel pump lever
New ones are stiff but not that bad....try a couple shots of WD-40 and see if that helps.
If in doubt force it! 
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01-23-2025, 08:52 PM
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Re: Fuel pump lever
Like he said thy are pretty stiff but should be able to pump it
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01-25-2025, 07:28 PM
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Re: Fuel pump lever
Well, WD40 didn't help. I'm a pretty big guy, but can't even budge the lever a fraction of an inch. I wasn't quite doing a hand-stand on it, but still.
My truck's current pump works fine, but it has a slight oil leak from a gasket. It's around 10-12 years old, so was thinking I would replace it as sort of a pre-emptive strike. But then again that 10-12 years is probably no more than 10K-12K miles.
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Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then! Last edited by MikeB; Yesterday at 12:32 PM. |
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01-25-2025, 09:19 PM
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Re: Fuel pump lever
Buy a new pump....some new ones had lockup issues just like you have now...
Check the new one at the store.... Make sure it comes with a new gasket
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Re: Fuel pump lever
Take it back for exchange shouldn’t be that hard to push in.
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