Yeah I work at a shop and we have had problems with that same pump and a customer didn’t believe us

I have an '86 Toyota 4X4 truck and an '85 ford van. Both have fresh engines and transmissions but I have had endless fuel pump problems for several years. The Toyota pump actually had the arm collapse. I haven't been able to find a mechanical fuel pump for either that would last longer then a year. I finally installed this same pump in the Toyota in line with an oil pressure safety switch. It has been in there now for 3 years noisily doing it's job. After a year with that pump I installed one in the van and again it has functioned without a problem. I found these exact same pumps under a no name brand for so cheap I carry a spare in each vehicle. These pumps are noisy but worth it. If I were you, given the location of your pump I would lose those push on connectors and use ring terminals and nuts. All it's going to take is you roll across a cardboard box and those wires will be disconnected.

This girl is too cute 🥺

That exhast sounds soo good 🥴

"I have my safety glasses on because gas in the eyes isn't fun" Sounds like the voice of experience! 🤣🤣 Natasha, glad to see you making more content this past week. I've missed seeing what you're working on lately!

Love the old school... and American muscle.

Love what you're doing on the channel. Keep them coming.

that's a badass truck. keep it up!

Great job with the install

Its not always discoverable, but there is a minimum flow required in most external pumps - things don't live long dead headed for any extended period... plus, they are possible to vaporlock - no liquid means cooling ends [and the pump does too]. I have a 1971 vehicle I am about to drop the tank on to accomplish some basic things: replace sender with one fitted for a return line, replace existing steel line/add a return, and bless the general trunk area & rear frame rails with some paint, having access to all that. After that, I'm going to try something a little off the beaten path: keep my mechanical fuel pump on the engine and install an electric. The purpose of the electric will be carburetor bowl priming [or emergency service]. Mechanical will handle regular operation, keeping things relatively period correct. To do that, electric will parallel an inline check valve [spring loaded around 1 or 2 psi] - prevent recirculation around pump while running, but opened when mechanical suction demands. In the engine bay, another spring loaded check valve between supply and return [before mechanical] to act as a pop-off around 7 psi. Wild card? probably need an orifice to limit flow through that so pressure doesn't fall down completely as it pushes through mechanical pump. Why all that trouble? Because modern gas no longer has comparable additives to suppress evaporation as it once did: park for a week, and your fuel bowls are half empty/near dry.

I,m stealing you mounting idea! Best i,ve seen yet. I,m installing same style pump on my 77f100! Thank you

That truck sounds good!

We used that same Carter pump on our '65 Mustang project. It's been a good one so far and I have one of those red Edelbrocks as a backup lol

total digg. I'm working through mechanical fuel pump issues right now on my 78 bronco. Sounds great!

You're right about those red pumps, had one crap out on me a few days ago. Just to get an engine running on a test stand, twenty minutes and the pump burnt up. Whereas that Carter style I've used in airboats for years with no problem, mounted two feet above the fuel tank.

My hands are completely softer than Natasha's hands! You go you strong and independent girl! ❤

ANOTHER LIKE ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER, LOVE REAL MECHANIC STUFF!!

I was just in the market for one on a vehicle I trashed the mechanical pump on with contaminated fuel. Thanks!

I think you made a good choice with that pump. I put the same one (never checked the part number but it looks the same) in my truck long ago. (like in the 90s) TOTALLY trouble free so far and still noisily humming along which I've grown to appreciate just for the immediate knowledge of juice from the battery on turning the key to on position. I made custom mounting hardware as well. I was lucky. I just grabbed the first electric pump I found at the time. I hope you got at least a couple of those Edlelbrocks replaced under WARRANTY! (Call them up EVEN IF THE WARRANTY TIME HAS ELAPSED...you never know what might happen!)

That thing sounds great!!

Carter makes well built electric and mechanical pumps.

I had problems with a Holley red pump on my classic car, not only do they only have a 90 day warranty from Summit it failed twice (years of use), Now I have a pump just like the carter from Autozone ($80 w/ lifetime Warranty) and it pumps 6psi for years now without any issues. Good choice in pumps keep up the good work.

Hey, nice fix. I would also have done a shrink wrap on the electric connections.

Hahaha what you just said about Edelbrock is true I just put one 3 day's ago drove it to the store and home now it took a shit can't believe that the price was 67.00 bucks a auto zone said there's no weren't on them

I have no experience with either of these pumps. Some need a pre and a post filter. Some overheat if they deadhead (without a return line) as they do not shut off at a given pressure. If you have more failures, maybe look into those situations. Also, I hope you have been in contact with Edelbrock as they need to know and look into why the high failure rate. It would help us all should they fix the issue.

Use to run the holley red electric pumps. Never had a problem with them in the past but ran run about 5 years but was warned thatbit wouldnt last. Sure as shit within 500-700 miles it quit. Was running that carter prior to the holley with no problem. Went back to the carter

Rumors of teflon tape failing with gas. If you wanna use something Black RTV is fuel resistant. I clarified recently with a pump manufacturer these low pressures no thread sealant is needed. Just good n tight

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Wish I would’ve seen this video and read these comments about two weeks ago. Had the Chinese version of the Edelbrock it went out, got the Edelbrock now it will probably go out.

those edelbrock pumps are gravity fed. so if your outlet is on top those pumps wont work at all. i ran into that issue installing one.

I have used the Carter and it worked perfectly for years with good pressure, although pretty noisy... until the car sat for an extended period of time and the fuel gummed it up, but that was my fault.

I use Carter pumps on lawn tractors only problem is push on wire leads fall off give em a good squeese

Chevy steering wheel in a ford??

If the Carter doesn't fail you aren't comparing apples to apples by mounting it lower in relationship to the tank than the Edelbrock(s), your friend was right electric pumps don't like to pull, " lift height". You could have flipped the Carter over putting the inlet and outlet even lower in relationship to the tank, it's sealed, doesn't care.

Hi where did you get the power source from?

Not really telling you what to do but you need to tuck the wires up and insulate them better. You did a good job but not a weather proof one. I personally would soldier and heat shrink. Good luck with your project.

Holy cow

The fittings that come with it are terrible. They are not tapered and bottom out in the pump ends. I bought two 1/4” X 5/16 hose barb fittings that were tapered and work fine .

I'm sorry, I got completely brainf***ed by the "Chevrolet" script on the wheel of your truck. I admittedly have not watched your channel, but having a '74 F350 I recognize a dentside lol Did you write that yourself? Props on the trollcraft. I totally get it - I am still looking for a set of cheap Tesla badges (that aren't you know, burned to a fine toxic vapor from a totally unrelated unstoppable fire) to put on my most obnoxious V8 vehicle...

FYI Loctite 565 is the only rated thread sealant I know of for gas/ethanol. Can that style pump be mounted upside down? (might help to get the actual pump lower) Also depending on the carb your running the fuel pressure might be too high now and flood the carb.

Is the new pump working? I know this video is 6 month old as of my post. It might be body or chassis grounds causing issues. Like, if you're grounding to the frame, but the frame isn't grounded well... I had that problem running a pump at the back when I setup a FiTech on my Plymouth. Just curious cuz I'm about to go down that route again.... again...

I called Edelbrock teck service.The teck was honest and told me they are junk, dont waste your money. He said they changed the source of supply. They use to be good he stated.He said their carburetors are still good.He doesn't know why they are still selling them when they are failing! Does not make sense to me!

Those little red or black pumps with the built in filter are crap and dangerous. The outlet is just a press fit with an O ring !

You need to zip tie those pump wires to the pump body. Believe me when I say they will work loose. I've never had any trouble at all with those Carter's. The only issue I have with them is their probably the noisiest pump on the planet!

Shouldnt have the fuel lines so long and twisted. slows down the fuel travel

Those contacts are a bad design. Apparently you can thread the shafts with a 12/24 die and put a nut on there

those edelbrock ones and i think holly has their name on an identical looking pump are just junk; never heard good things about them

Ahhh shooooot.... you shoulda put some heat shrink on those connectors. Get some decent electrical tape on it for the interim. Should be fine.

Might want toget rid of the loop on the pull side ...

Ditch those worm hose clamps they cut into the hose and will leak .Use the Asian style or band clamps (like a t bolt) that were used in the 60s,sometimes called fuel injection hose clamps,-they wont cut or loosen. And use the butt connectors that have heat shrink, the good ones will have a sealant in it. Nothing worse then a volt drop from corrosion thru a corroded butt connector.

Edelbroken….

The reason that "mechanical" fuel pumps are mounted at the front of the car is that's where the mechanical drive is...on the engine ! It has nothing to do with push or pull. The fact is that all liquid pumps, no matter what style, are way better at pushing liquid (gas) than pulling. So, if you are going to mount an electric fuel pump, here's a few simple rules to doing it right. Mount it as close to the fuel supply as is practical. Mount it as low as possible. It's not a bad idea to use a larger supply hose to the pump if you can do it. Make sure that the voltage supplied to the pump is close to full system voltage, a little over 13 volts with the pump and the engine running. Obviously the ground has to be good. A filter before the pump is not a bad idea as long as it's not restrictive. A filter after the pump is mandatory. One last thing, try to keep the pump and lines away from the hot exhaust. If it's close, make a metal heat shield between the hot thing and the fuel lines and pump.

Why do you have an electric pump on a classic?

Sounds like a diesel

Great install those pumps are awesome that Carter pump design was designed many many years ago it's really good and just for fun watch Cold War Motors you will be entertained a lot of cool cars lot of junkers too it's fun have a great day