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Old 02-06-2019, 11:20 AM
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Anyone out there know what part number ( Spectra or whatever is available that is correct )or where I can get a fuel pump for a 71 Trans Am thanks

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Old 02-06-2019, 03:10 PM
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After nearly a decade of being unavailable it seems Spectra has started up production again of the correct '70-71 large can fuel pump. Part number SP1304MP.

Summit Racing and AutoZone show them as available. It also comes up as a product on the Spectra website.

Would have to give them a call to see if it's too good to be true.

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Old 02-06-2019, 03:17 PM
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O'reilly Auto has it under their Precision fuel pumps brand too. Looks like a reboxed Spectra judging from the pictures. Their price seems the cheapest at $22.99.

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Sparks and I both ordered the spectra and it came as a small can. I have my doubts that they are producing a correct pump. But could be wrong. Lol

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Sparks and I both ordered the spectra and it came as a small can. I have my doubts that they are producing a correct pump. But could be wrong. Lol
My Napa guy sent me the picture of the spectra pump and it was the small can

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This is the picture that shows up for the Spectra SP1304MP. Napa doesn't carry this part number as of yet. They only have short can fuel pumps.
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When I went to Oreilys to order the fuel pump for the 71 TA it came up on computer screen as the full body. I ordered it and it arrived as a short body.

The short body are available!

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Another case of a company with overseas manufacturing not knowing or caring about correct part to produce?

When the fuel pump died on my '71 T/A in early 2017, none of the parts houses even listed a mechanical pump as available. The only thing they had listed was a cheap retrofit electric pump. That is when I figured out that the 75-79 fuel pump was "close enough" to work.

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After nearly a decade of being unavailable it seems Spectra has started up production again of the correct '70-71 large can fuel pump. Part number SP1304MP.

Summit Racing and AutoZone show them as available. It also comes up as a product on the Spectra website.

Would have to give them a call to see if it's too good to be true.
I ordered one through Summit , This number is on backorder so it’ll take a couple weeks to find out if they are making them

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any reason this would not be correct for the '71 Firebird pump? It looks like the fuel lines aim in the correct direction compared to the one on my '72 but not sure if '71 is different. https://www.ebay.com/itm/40931-NOS-A...d9z:rk:37:pf:0

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70-71 are all by themselves

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The original from my 1971 Trans Am, and what I think is the Spectra.

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any reason this would not be correct for the '71 Firebird pump? It looks like the fuel lines aim in the correct direction compared to the one on my '72 but not sure if '71 is different. https://www.ebay.com/itm/40931-NOS-A...d9z:rk:37:pf:0
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any reason this would not be correct for the '71 Firebird pump? It looks like the fuel lines aim in the correct direction compared to the one on my '72 but not sure if '71 is different. https://www.ebay.com/itm/40931-NOS-A...d9z:rk:37:pf:0
The pump to carb is close, but, the other two hose connections are 90* wrong.

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I would have said none are close, and yet they still sell so not in their interests to bother correcting.

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any reason this would not be correct for the '71 Firebird pump? It looks like the fuel lines aim in the correct direction compared to the one on my '72 but not sure if '71 is different. https://www.ebay.com/itm/40931-NOS-A...d9z:rk:37:pf:0
Buy this pump and the Ethanol will eat the crimp seat on the "Can" and will eventually spray. I give it 2 months . I have had 2 of the NOS pumps leak due to this. I did buy one off ebay ( aftermarket) that said it was Ethanol compliant. and has been fine for 2 years.

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Buy this pump and the Ethanol will eat the crimp seat on the "Can" and will eventually spray. I give it 2 months . I have had 2 of the NOS pumps leak due to this. I did buy one off ebay ( aftermarket) that said it was Ethanol compliant. and has been fine for 2 years.
I can buy non ethanol gas locally. yes it costs more. . The fuel lines on the spectra pump I ordered from summit do look correct but it may not even be produced any more. Will have to wait and see

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I also can get non-ethanol gas so I'll just run this one. There are also additives that you can add to ethanol hosed gas to make it safer for older rubber.

6470499 3.900 All F/4 B.C PUMP (A.C. 40838) 1 1971 1971 3-11

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I also can get non-ethanol gas so I'll just run this one. There are also additives that you can add to ethanol hosed gas to make it safer for older rubber.

6470499 3.900 All F/4 B.C PUMP (A.C. 40838) 1 1971 1971 3-11

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Yes looks like a good possibility nos maybe the only way to go

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Yes looks like a good possibility nos maybe the only way to go
Does someone have a stash of NOS fuel pumps for cheap?

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Does someone have a stash of NOS fuel pumps for cheap?
I don’t but hopefully the spectra fuel pump comes in and it’s correct at least we’ll have something we can use and should be good for the ethanol fuel also . I heard we can send them out and get them rebuilt .

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