Place a second fuel pump in the system, at the rear axel. This was one
reason why the TF moved the pump from the firewall to the rear axel
area. Your fuel lines are 5/16", so seect a pump with 5/16" fittings.
Pep Boys and other parts stores sell a Purolator fuel pump for about
$30.00; it is the same pump Moss sells for $70.00. This pump will "tick:
all of the time, like the SU when you are out of gas. A better choice,
if you can find one, is an Airtex electric fuel pump, part no. E80 16S.
Quieter, and mounts with a clamp, and one bolt.
The vapor lock occured due to the reformulation of gasoline for today's
engines. Most engines are fuel injected. Pumps deliver fuel at higher
pressure. The boiling point of fuel was lowered.
John Seim
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