Welp. The fuel pump on my stock '58 235 I6 gave up the ghost. Piece of garbage only lasted 19 years. LOL.. It's a dual action pump (fuel pump and vacuum pump for the wiper assist). I come to find they are not readily available and may be obsolete. RockAuto has a listing for it but it is not available/in stock. So I called the guy I bought it from 19 years ago who runs a VERY small FLAPS. It's really just a hobby for him and the shop is never really "open". You call him and he looks for the part you want and he calls you back. He has a whole truck load of old parts stored in the attic above his shop. Yup. He had another. Problem is I'm now in VA and he's in NY. Wifey was up in NY visiting the grands and picked it up. Slapped it in and it works great. There are no FLAPS in VA. Just big box auto parts stores and the occasional NAPA. I sure do miss the multitude of independently owned FLAPS in NY. I'm going to rebuild the one that went bad so I have a backup in 19 years Andy
Andy, As if it is not bad enough there are no small independents left, those behind the counter at the big chain auto parts stores rely ON the computer, and ONLY on the computer. Gone are the weathered, gnarled guys that new EVERYTHING off the top of their head. It's just "progress" I guess. Just not forward progress.
