I agree with this. Maintenance over "band-aids" every time. I am old enough to remember when the last generation of these cars were new. Nobody ever did this sort of thing because it was unnecessary. My dad had a new '51 Olds 88 with the 303 "Rocket" and a 6 volt system. Never remember him having a problem getting it started in the winter, and he traveled year round in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakota's. I never heard of "vapor lock" until I got my first well-used flathead in 1959. I installed an electric fuel pump when I first got my '51 over 30 years ago. Over the years a learned about these cars and how they work. I removed the electric pump about 20 years ago and haven't looked back.
(I think it may help a little living in North-Central Minnesota.
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