1955 stalls, fuel pump?

[ANDRESSTAPPER]

Hola a todos, vivo en Colombia y compre un Ford Thunderbird 1955, tengo problemas con la presión de la gasolina, acelero el carro y no llega combustible y se apaga, creemos que es problema de la bomba de combustible, quisiera saber referencias y marcas de bombas que pueda comprar para reemplazar la que tiene el carro, o saber que otro problema puede tener mi carro.


Hello everyone, I live in Colombia and I bought a Ford Thunderbird 1955, I have problems with the gasoline pressure, I accelerate the car and fuel does not arrive and it turns off, we think it is a problem with the fuel pump, I would like to know references and brands of pumps that I can buy to replace the one that the car has, or know what other problem my car may have.

This page contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated. As an eBay Partner, and Amazon Associate I may be compensated if you make a purchase at no cost to you.

 

[PvS]

Probably the problem is vapur lock. You can put an electronic fuel pump on the Thunderbird. Never use a fuel pump made in China. they are very bad!!
Good luck.

 

[Buckley]

Do not buy an aftermarket pump from China. I went through 3 and they all failed miserably. Find an original and have it rebuilt, or send yours in to be rebuilt. I have 2 so if the one on the car fails I swap them out and send get the bad one rebuilt. Then you are never without. Modern fuel is terrible for these old fuel pumps

 

[doug7740]

You can find a rebuild kit at Hill's Automotive.



I have rebuilt these pumps in the past; however, the price of the rebuilding kit became so expensive that I used this company to rebuild my last fuel pump.

doug7740
1955 Thunderbird Blue

 

[bigfoot21075]

Respectfully, that does not sound like a fuel pump. It seems more likely to me carburetor's accelerator pump or a significant vacuum leak. You can easily test the first by looking into the carb with the motor off and the air cleaner removed. Operate to FULLY wide open the linkage with looking into the carb. You should see two strong, immediate streams of gasoline squirt into the primary barrels. If there is no squirt, the accelerator pump diaphragm may be torn or brittle from modern ethanol fuel. Alternatively, the check ball or needle valve under the squirter nozzle may be stuck.