[frankiedg]

So i am in the middle of changing the timing chain my 54 chevy ,350/350 and a voice in my head say look at the fuel pump and i see..its cracked! !! any one have a idea on how this could happen,and yes it may very well have messed up my fuel pressures, at the gauge the needle was all over the place , pump is a Carter , it never leaked ,been in the car 5 yrs ,any one else seen this?

 

[cerial]

It is a casting crack. I casted lots of aluminum and zinc automotive parts at my last employer.

When they injected the material in the mold a bit of air was trapped. Even a bit of slag on the mold could cause a pinhole crack.

Mechanical fuel pumps have a hard life. A small pinhole crack on the inside of a channel could sit for years slowly spreading each time that cam lobe slams the diaphragm/spring until the crack gets to the outside of the case and results in what you have here.

Replace the pump, inspect the pushrod, and you will be good for several more years.

 

[BadWally]

Hey, it happens! Don't worry and just replace it. Simple job and you are back down the road. Think that's hard, Try a new fuel pump in a newer injected chevy truck, requires removing the truck bed, WTF!. This is why I like the older vehicles. Built for ease of maintenance.

 

[johnsongrass1]

Ive not had one crack like that but I did have all the bolts fall out and the bottom half is laying somewhere in Florida.

 

[lmsport]

I have seen this a couple times in the last few years. I guess it's poor casting integrity

 

[frankiedg]

Ya i ordered a new one, i just have to say never seen this happen before ,Imsport i think you hit the nail on the head.with the bad casting comment.

 

[RAYFIN]

The voices in my head aways tell me to run an electric pump. Oh shut up I'm not talking to you I'm talking to the interweb.