Evidently, mechanical fuel pumps for an AMC V-8 are not readily available. Rather than scour the internet and/or pay big money for an NOS (New Old Stock) pump, I took the easy route. I installed a Holley "Blue" electric pump and regulator. OK, OK, it's a Summit brand but I promise they are the same. Holley makes a red, blue, black, and a whole bunch more but the red, blue, black are their old school street pumps. In a nutshell, reds are lower pressure and do not usually require a regulator. Blue is a street/strip pump and requires a regulator. Black is the fire hose feeding a monster pump and requires a regulator for sure. I should have used a red for this application, but I had two blues on the shelf, so I used what I had. I don't really like mechanical pumps because they rob power, and you have to crank and crank the engine to get fuel if they sit for very long. I did try to utilize the Gremlins mechanical pump in spite of my dislike for them but as fate has it, it did not work. Sometimes after sitting for years the diaphragm will dry out and crack which causes them to fail. With that being said, I was not unhappy resorting to the electric. Just for the record, I did try to buy a mechanical pump, but they were just not available locally and I wasn't willing to spend the time and money to track one down. Especially since I had two electrics sitting on the shelf. I am no purist anyway. Make it fit, make it work, and/or modify it, is what I live by, so this was an easy choice. Join me as I install this very reliable aftermarket fuel pump. Just a note: pay attention to the in/out arrows during installation or you will do as I did and have to do it twice. My father always said "You may not have time to do it right the first time, but you will always have time to do it right the second time"
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