We saw where the fuel line was leaking and took the clamps off, holding it to the frame

Tightened the line at the coupling

Tightened the line at the fuel filter

We THINK that got it, as far as the fuel leak (we wanted to tackle a different project rather than replace the whole fuel line)
Time to get [...]

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Jacked her up

Tightened one of the nuts on the exhaust pipe and manifold

Eased her down and out

Added a bit of fuel to the carb and cranked Stella up

Didn’t really see a fuel leak this time

Fumes from the engine were still coming through the firewall near the steering column

I removed the piece of the Dynamat type [...]

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Tightened the small screws going around the fuel pump
Took a quick ride around town
Still have an exhaust leak on the driver’s side… maybe I’ll adjust it… one day
Belt may need some slight tightening

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Attached the carburetor
Installed a new fuel line from the pump to the carb
Had to get a new fitting for where the line goes into the carb
Used a drill and a slotted metal rod instead of the distributor, just to get the oil flowing
Gapped and installed the Autolite 437s (at .035)

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Installed the intake manifold and gaskets
Placed the carb on the intake manifold
Installed two new water hoses on the climatizer
Installed the heater blower hose to the blower tube
Attached the oil pressure tube to the back of the engine

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Tightened the U-joints
Attached the front exhaust bracket
Welded some areas on the frame that were curled when Stella was pulled onto the truck for shipping
Welded the crack in the lower control arm
Cut, flared, and bent a new gas line to the fuel pump

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Installed the new fuel pump from NAPA (part #M2211)
Removed most of the door rubber from the passenger side (Some of it had fallen off from being so brittle)

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Cleaned the intake manifold with Simple Green, 409, and brake cleaner
Primed with Dupli-Color High Heat Gray Primer
Painted the intake manifold and hold down bolts with Dupli-Color High Heat Cast Iron Gray
Removed the front bumper in prep for taking out the engine
Scraped the old water pump manifold gaskets off the 289’s block

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Put the old fuel pump back on
Put rubber fuel line with inline filter back on
Lengthened the accelerator to governor linkage by 1/8″
Took a test drive and the passing gear seemed to still be there AND she didn’t try to die at complete stops while in D… Problem solved?!

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Installed new fuel pump
Installed new fuel line from pump to carb
Installed new rubber fuel line from metal fuel line to pump
After test driving, noticed no difference in performance

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