# We have come full circle on fuel pumps

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-have-come-full-circle-on-fuel-pumps/204252>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-have-come-full-circle-on-fuel-pumps/204252 "2025-10-15T18:28:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-have-come-full-circle-on-fuel-pumps/204252/81 "2026-02-12T10:20:21Z")

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Are you to young to have owned a 1972 to 1980 car? Perhaps you are to old tro remember your car stalling?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-have-come-full-circle-on-fuel-pumps/204252/82 "2026-02-12T12:36:25Z")

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I have owned vehicles with model years 1949-1984 that had carburetors. I have had carburetor problems that required carburetor replacement or overhaul kits, but never had one stall due to subzero temperatures.

If I ever get to own the cars on my dream sheet, carburetors will be replaced with FI, points will be eliminated (did have a stalling problem with a dual point distributor, one set of points was shorting out), and if possible solid lifters will be replaced with hydraulic, roller if available.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-have-come-full-circle-on-fuel-pumps/204252/83 "2026-02-12T15:02:59Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> I have owned vehicles with model years 1949-1984 that had carburetors. I have had carburetor problems that required carburetor replacement or overhaul kits, but never had one stall due to subzero temperature

You’re lucky. My 84 S-15 was known for that due to icing. GM had at least 6 different Carb designs to address the problem. My Isuzu pickup had the same problem, but not as bad as my GMC S-15.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-have-come-full-circle-on-fuel-pumps/204252/84 "2026-02-12T16:13:57Z")

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It was not extreme cold weather, it was usually temps 32-45 degrees, possibly because of the extreme salt that rotted out choke stoves, iced up carbs, froze heat risers etc.

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