This is a question that Chuck Tobias will probably know the answer to, other than Scotty himself. The fuel pump/ wiper vacuum assembly on my girlfriend's dad's 1960 Rambler leaks fuel. He asked me if it's possible to rebuild the original or if we need to buy a new one. I'm not sure. Here's a picture of his car, it's a 1960 AMC Rambler Custom with the straight-six engine and of course the push-button start and automatic transmission -cool futuristic stuff! She only has 30,000 original miles, and just 25 have been put on in the new millennium.
Thanks for the heads up, @MountainManJoe!
Cool car, I can remember when they were a common sight.
Look at the fuel pump, if it is screwed together it is the OEM type and can be rebuilt pretty easily - if you can find the parts for it. If crimped together it is a later aftermarket pump and are not really end-user rebuildable. I actually have some fuel pump diaphragms for those around somewhere but they are so old they would not be usable, especially with today's ethanol-laced gas. There are companies that advertise in Hemmings that rebuild those old-style dual-action pumps. Kanter has rebuilt fuel pumps for that car, but very expensive:
You could also check Hemmings for parts and rebuilding services. It's a type of pump that was common back when cars used vacuum windshield wipers.
If the vacuum wiper motor needs to be rebuilt here's a good source for that and some other parts for those old Ramblers.
Another AMC/Rambler specialty parts source:
Another thing to watch out for, those cars use torque-tube drive and there's a big rubber cushion in back of the transmission that goes soft over the decades. If you find the rear tires moving back and forth under acceleration or braking, that part has been reproduced:
https://www.nashramblerrubber.com/
Be sure to keep those trunnions in the front end greased! The factory at that time as I recall specified greasing them every 1000 miles. You do not want to have to deal with repairing those if you don't have to!
Thanks for the heads up! I remember the torque tube setup from previous posts. We'll have to take a look at that. This car has been in a garage probably its entire life. It belonged to his uncle, who is a Vietnam vet and still very much a car man. He's in his mid 80s and replaced the gas tank himself, the fuel line and rebuilt the carburetor recently.
I mention the torque tube rubber piece because it's a common problem with those cars being so old. I have a '65 Marlin that needs the rubber piece replaced when I can get to it. (Too many vehicles, too many projects!) Also I don't remember if I gave you the following link back when you first mentioned this car, but here is more than you ever wanted to know about its six-cylinder engine:
https://www.sr-ix.com/AMC/195.6ohv/
I think in 1960 the oil filter may still have been an option on these. If it has one it will be a partial-flow spin-on filter on a flat metal plate bolted to the top of the engine, fed by external oil lines. If you don't see that there is no oil filter.