Fuel Pump Replacement

[berettaguy]

Hey guys,

I finally got around to installing to the new 255 Walbro fuel pump kit I bought from APE in my ’91 Chevy Beretta. Everything was smooth as cake up until it came to replacement of the fuel pump o-ring. The new ring is not as big as the old one that has been stretched out for 17 years. So, 2 questions:

1) Is it ok to just put the old one back on?
2) Is there some kind of trick to getting the new o-ring to stay in the groove of the tank lip, so I can tighten the pump collar? Maybe some kind of stretch I need to do to it?

Thanks!

[Juglenaut]

How rusty did this job make your hands or face?? Is the collar really rusty? You are talking about the lock ring right?

There should be no stretch involved if there is you need to get the right o-ring.

[Superdave]

if the old one is in good shape just re-use it.

[berettaguy]

How rusty did this job make your hands or face?? Is the collar really rusty? You are talking about the lock ring right?

There should be no stretch involved if there is you need to get the right o-ring.

No, not the collar, the little rubber o-ring that goes between the tank and the upper fuel pump assembly collar. It might be the wrong size, but everything else in the APE kit was spot on. Hmmm...

[3400-95-Modified]

The o-ring that comes with the APE kit is not for a beretta tank, you need to buy one from your local autoparts store if you really want to replace it.

[berettaguy]

The o-ring that comes with the APE kit is not for a beretta tank, you need to buy one from your local autoparts store if you really want to replace it.

Thanks, I made a little trip to Advance Auto and discovered the same thing. They have a replacement sold with a new (better) design o-ring and cam lock for about $8.