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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:09 am 
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I've got a 1924 DB Touring in very good to excellent original condition. At some point the vacuum tank was disconnected and a small electric fuel pump was mounted on the firewall next to the vacuum tank. The exterior of the tank is in excellent condition. I was thinking about rebuilding the tank and eliminating the fuel pump. Once rebuilt, is the vacuum system as reliable as electric pumps?

John Snider


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:13 am 
My 25 had an electric pump got rid of it and have used the vacuum tank for over ten years and have had no problems with it


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:58 pm 
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Rick,

Thanks for your answer. I was hoping for that answer since I want to have the car as original as possible.

John


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:50 pm 
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Hi John,

Check this link out to follow a guy currently working on a vacuum tank.
http://forums.aaca.org/f143/vacuum-tank-restoration-337606.html

Have fun!


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:58 pm 
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When I got my 1919 I had to teach myself about vacuum tanks because mine did not work. A ford guy messed it up before me. After I got it working it works perfect I would definitely go back to the tank if I were you. They are not that complicated by todays standards.


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