Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
Mike, it sure does sound like a fuel pump motor problem. Our trip to Des Moines in July one of the guys ran strong for two hours before coasting to a stop along the side of I-35, and getting hauled to the hotel parking lot. Thought we fixed it with a new fuse, believing that condensation from the AC had caused the blow, only to have the same thing on the way home. Once it stopped it would not start without "resting" for 1/2 hour, then it would only run for about five minutes. Changed the in-tank pump and it seems to be OK again. With an external Holley, maybe carry a spare?
It surprises me to hear of an internal pump failure. I thought they're big advantage was running so much cooler immersed in the fuel. I've already made up my mind and planned on going back to the mechanical pump.

Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson View Post
Is the pump the old style Holley, or one of the new gear rotor pumps?
Yep, old style. The "funny" thing for me in all this is that I've run this same setup a few times before and never had an issue. Then I get on here and a bunch of folks tell me no way would they run an electric due to the failure rate which shocked me!

Then I go for a simple cruise on one of the last warm days and get stranded by the electric fuel pump.. sheesh!