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And don't go to "In and Out"'s.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 5:09 PM Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Mike, if your BGT is like mine the fuel pump has to lift the fuel up over
> the rear axle before it reaches the pump. The area over the axle is like a
> box and the exhaust heat accumulates in that area so with methanol laced
> fuel it probably gets hot enough to boil the fuel causing the classic
> "vapour lock".
> Move to Canada where it is nice and cool so you won't have such issues :-)
>
> M
>
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 4:40 PM Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Not a Healey, but my 69 MGB GT is related in operation. I went to
>> In N Out for lunch today in my MG. The line was very long so I had to inch
>> forward and was stopped numerous times for a few minutes in between. The
>> fuel pump started pumping furiously like I was running out of gas while
>> stopped halfway through the line. The car was still running. I got up to
>> the first window to pay and the idle dropped to less than 500 rpm. In a
>> minute or so later the engine just quit. There is over a half tank of gas
>> in the car. I tried starting it several times, but it would just fire and
>> die. After several attempts the car started again, all the while the fuel
>> pump was going like mad. After getting out of the line the fuel pump
>> slowed down like normal and you did not hear it after what I assume was a
>> full float bowl. No issues going home the 4 or 5 miles. Does that sound
>> like my fuel pump is going out or the tank pickup is clogged? It has been
>> doing this "empty tank like" pumping fast for a while, but the car has run
>> normal up to now.
>> Mike MacLean
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">And d=
on't go to "In and Out"'s.</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 5:09 PM Mi=
chael Salter <<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com";>michaelsalter@g=
mail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">Mike, if your BGT is =
like mine the fuel pump has to lift the fuel up over the rear axle before i=
t reaches the pump. The area over the axle is like a box and the exhaust he=
at accumulates in that area so with methanol laced fuel it probably gets ho=
t enough to boil the fuel causing the classic "vapour lock". <br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms=
",sans-serif;font-size:small">Move to Canada where it is nice and cool=
so you won't have such issues :-)</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" st=
yle=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><b=
r></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans =
ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 4:4=
0 PM Michael MacLean <<a href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:"tim=
es new roman","new york",times,serif;font-size:16px"><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Not a =
Healey, but my 69 MGB GT is related in operation.=C2=A0 I went to In N Out =
for lunch today in my MG.=C2=A0 The line was very long so I had to=20
inch forward and was stopped numerous times for a few minutes in=20
between.=C2=A0 The fuel pump started pumping furiously like I was
running out of gas while stopped halfway through the line.=C2=A0 The car w=
as
still running.=C2=A0 I got up to the first window to pay and the idle=20
dropped to less than 500 rpm.=C2=A0 In a minute or so later the engine just=
=20
quit.=C2=A0 There is over a half tank of gas in the car.=C2=A0 I tried star=
ting it
several times, but it would just fire and die.=C2=A0 After several attempt=
s=20
the car started again, all the while the fuel pump was going like mad.=C2=
=A0=20
After getting out of the line the fuel pump slowed down like normal and=20
you did not hear it after what I assume was a full float bowl.=C2=A0 No=20
issues going home the 4 or 5 miles.=C2=A0 Does that sound like my fuel pump=
=20
is going out or the tank pickup is clogged?=C2=A0 It has been doing this &q=
uot;empty tank like" pumping fast for a while, but the car has run nor=
mal up to now.<br></span></div><span>Mike MacLean</span></div><div><br></di=
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