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    aq170a fuel pump

    You obviously didn't read all my posts. I plan to drill and tap the weep hole with threads and installing a fitting that I will connect to a clear safety hose running up to inside the flame arrestor, where it will be mounted. The auto pump worked perfectly as far as fuel pressure, so the next...
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    aq170a fuel pump

    I will do that if extra gaskets don't get it low enough.
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    aq170a fuel pump

    I'm going to try the automotive pump. I'll install it today and test the pressure reading. I know it could put out as much as twice what the marine engine needs, so if it's high, I'll reduce it with more gaskets, shifting the pump further from the cam and reducing the stroke and therefore the...
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    aq170a fuel pump

    Thanks for the reply! An electric pump is the fallback if I have no other options. I was hoping to keep it closer to original, but it can get hard to do with vintage stuff.
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    aq170a fuel pump

    New member here. I have a 6 cylinder Volvo Penta AQ170A, which I rebuilt about 10 years ago. I did not replace the fuel pump and it still runs fine with the 1970 factory installed pump. But I can't imagine that it's not on borrowed time and the check valves no longer hold, because I was having...
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