1972 fuel pump with built in return

[chevygod]

Hi all,

 

Need a new fuel pump in my 71 Monte, car has the return line fuel filter (FRam G19) which is a pain, getting hard to find and lots of connections to fiddle with.

 

My 72 Monte also has a return line, but it comes out of the pump, so straight shot to the carb with no inline can filter, just one in the carb.

 

Both of these cars are the way the factory built them.

 

I know the return line helps keep fuel cycling and cool, so I would like to keep it in working condition (bypassing is not and option), but would there be much difference in fuel temp at the carb if I move the return from the upper line mid way between the pump and the carb (where the canister filter is) down to the pump itself? The 72 runs fine, and the 71 needs a new pump, so now would be the time to change over if I did.

 

Any thoughts?

Tom

[Mike 57]

You can run a 72 style pump with the return return built into the pump. It would not be original but few people would notice it.

As you can tell by my Monte I am all about originality!