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I got up at 5 am this morning because I just couldn't sleep knowing that I had a full day to work on my Champion. It has been 3 years since it was last on the road. due to brake problems and a workload that would kill a horse I just let it sit in the garage. I had put Sta-bil in the gas tank but didn't really expect it to run after all these years. I made a quick trip to NAPA for a filter, some oil and a new 6 volt battery. The battery box needed major cleaning so that set me back about an hour. I got the oil & filter changed and the new battery charged so I thought I would try to start it so I wouldn't have to tow it back to the workshop. To my amazement it started and ran. Actually it ran quite smooth for a couple of minutes. I shut it off and got everything out of the way so I could drive it around the house. When I came back I noticed a puddle under the front of the car. It was gasoline. The fuel pump had turned into a fuel sprayer. The car is now sitting back in the garage waiting for a new fuel pump. I guess I shouldn't be too disappointed. I know cars that have had the engine freeze up sitting for that long of time. Of course none of them were Studebakers.


Doug
Venice, Florida
1950 Champion
9G F1

[BobGlasscock]

oo, oo, only a fuel pump. So near, so exciting. varoom.

'50 Champion, 1 family owner

[COMMANDERPINK1]

Congrats and good luck. I have a similar project I need to look at over winter, A 62 Lark 2dr that has 47,000 miles that I kelped in storage the last 5 years, and thankfully the motor is not froze but fuel brakes and battery are an issue

Tom

[Milaca]

I've had 4 or 5 vehicles with either fuel pump issues or plugged fuel lines that sat for a long time and I simply wanted to move them so I took a poly fuel tank form a riding lawnmower and tied it to the inner fender of the vehicle, then ran a fuel line from the tank directly to the carburetor inlet and let the fuel gravity feed. It works very well although I had one pickup that had the float stuck in the open position so the engine flooded with gas. I drove an International truck a half mile to my house using this method without any problems.

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1949 2R17
R is for Rusty
In the middle of Minnesota

[jallen]

Sorry about your leak, you might be better off looking for a kit to rebuild the pump you have as opposed to a new pump that might not
work. Look for alcohol compatible if the vendor has that information