Chip,
Your fuel gauge will read the same pressure regardless of where it is placed
on your billet distribution manifold. Does the pressure reading of zero
occur at the same time your engine starts to run poorly?
Gary
'73
----- Original Message -----
From: <Chip19474@aol.com>
To: <tr6_1969@hotmail.com>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: TR6 Running Rich - New Motor Rebuild
> In a message dated 6/7/2003 7:24:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> tr6_1969@hotmail.com writes:
>
>
> > Where is your in-line fuel
> > pressure gauge located?
> >
>
> Dave,
>
> Thanks much for your reply....I wish I had an update to offer tonight but
I
> haven't gotten back to the 6 since Friday evening. It poured rain all day
> Saturday so road tests were not possible and I had a car show yesterday
(took the
> always reliable Spitfire) so that shot Sunday.
>
> From the fuel tank, my 5/16" fuel line is routed above the frame rail
(about
> 3 inches) behind the driver's side tire where I've mounted a large fuel
> filter. The line then follows the conventional TR6 path to the mechanical
pump
> then, from the pump, travels up and behind the engine up high along the
lower edge
> of the battery (parallel to the accelerator rod) to an aluminum billet
which
> is mounted on the bulkhead next to the windscreen washer.
>
> This billet has 4 outlet ports - 3 go to the carbs via 1/4" lines; the
other
> port is used for the gauge which is a glycerin filled 0 to 12psi scale
gauge.
>
> I've checked for flow at the carbs after the magic 20 minute mark by
> disconnecting one of the flex lines from the billet to carb #1 - the flow
is strong
> despite the gauge reading zero. So, I'm convinced that I'm getting fuel
> delivery to the carbs eventhough the gauge goes to zero....could it be
that the gauge
> zero's out because it's really not in line with any one of the carbs?
>
> Anyway, I am off from work tomorrow and the weather is predicted to be
> excellent so I'll try the coil swap and we'll go for a spin.....I'll post
an update
> - I'm hoping for a simple solution - something I've overlooked - something
> staring right at me.....geez, I should host a regional tech session at my
> house........
>
> Chip
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