Re: 65 305e Fuel Pump Question
In my 50 years of driving V6 powered GMCs, I've only experienced one fuel pump failure while driving. I credit most of that good fortune to using nothing but ethanol-free gasoline. The one failure I did have happened in stop-and-go traffic on the interstate in Seattle. Pulling onto the shoulder would have been difficult at best due to vehicles all around me. Fortunately I overcame my initial panic and remembered to flip on the toggle switch for my backup electric fuel pump. The engine restarted before I had even coasted to a stop, so I didn't even get honked at.
Thus, my recommendations -- use ethanol-free gas and install a backup electric fuel pump for emergencies.
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Ed Snyder
Medford, Oregon
1962 1000 Pickup 401M & Muncie 318 with overdrive
1962 K1000 Suburban 401M & SM420
1965 2500 Suburban 351C & SM420 with Watson overdrive
1967 CM1500 pickup 351E & NP435
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