Quote Originally Posted by Mike52 View Post
Roger, to answer your question, yes, BUT the new external pump's lifespan will be greatly reduced having to pull fuel through the old in-tank pump (picture a big roadblock in the fuel supply). Even with a high quality pump, he will be replacing the external pump again. If your friend goes this route, the next question he needs to ask is, "where will I be when this pump quits?".
Mike
I think you're right, Mike, and that's where we are right now. This is the car I tagged with to Des Moines, and we spent a lot of time by the roadside and working on it in the hotel lot instead of being at the show. He says that he's started it several times to shuffle cars around, and even took it out for a short trip and "it's running better than ever" - it has a new coil, new ignition module, all electrical checked & double checked in Des Moines - but he knows that it's not reliable for a long trip. It's always a question of when it's going to quit, and he'd probably be perpetuating that problem by not pulling that old pump.