How long will a carter super pump last?

 

  I Removed the carb yesterday to look at the seats and there were little specs of black stuff(maybe from cutting the hose to install fuel filter-or from debris in the main fuel line or both. But rubbing the dine debris between my fingers would smear it-so it was like gummed up old fuel or something,  It was in the fuel bowls too.  very very small particles.  I cleaned out the carb passages and removed and cleaned the needle and seats,  with high pressure carb cleaner reinstalled it and bolted it back up.  I removed the fitting from the main fuel line to pump and siphoned out some fuel into a clear container.  Filled about 3 32 ounce containers. First one had some very small particles and not that much,  2nd hardly any and 3rd seemed to be completely clear so I think the main line is pretty well flushed now.

 

 I am wondering If I should remove the fuel pump now and clean it out too??  If so...... I might as well just get a fresh super pump, I did inspect it before I put it on the rebuilt 343 and the diaphram was good, but now I am thinking there may be particles lodged in the pump??? Can I get away with leaving it on there and letting the filter catch whatever is left over as its flushed by the pump  or should I just get a new one??

 

  I have a 3/8" clear plastic inline filter with paper element right before the carb inlet. The tank has a big sock type filter on the pick up line from a corvette application. I am sure none of this is from the tank itself it was flushed several times after it was welded nothing was in there.

 

  I think what contributed the needle and seat issue was,  after I installed a 3/8's braided steel line kit from the pump to carb I realised that I forgot to install a filter. So out came the dremel and I just cut the braided line right there and installed a filter and the fine particulate that got into the hose sections before after the filter- got to the carb, but there was stuff in the main line too, I cranked the engine around once and it started for a second with the outlet line from the pump draining into a clear container shut it off  and there was the same debris in that container and it was brownish looking fuel.ect

After I had drained the main line manually it ran clear. So what I may have to do temporarily is install a filter between the pump and the main line where it comes out of the frame rail, a new clear inline pump and the small sintered bronze filter that installs inside the carburator fitting since I wasnt running one. Just dont know if I should keep using this fuel pump or if it will clean istelf out? The engine sounded like a beast revving up though!!

 

  Thanks PMM!! I'll look into that filter, thanks for the quick responses!