At 02:20 PM 1/17/97 -0800, Karl F. Best wrote:
>Last weekend while out for a ride in Maggie ('57 MGA), she decided to
>act like she was out of fuel (remember, I've told you before that the
>guage is *not* to be trusted), though a stick in the tank showed a
>reasonable amount left. Opening up the carbs showed empty bowls, but
>after turning the key again the pump started clicking and we were off.
>Then we got to repeat the process a couple miles down the road.
>
>We did make it home, and a couple days later I pulled out the floats to
>verify that, yes, the carbs had a bit of rust sitting at the bottom of
>the bowls, though not an unreasonable amount for ~1500 miles since a
>carb rebuild. So, for a temporary fix I put a filter in the fuel line
>just before the carbs. BTW, I'm using Grose jets.
>
>Two questions: 1) should I put a fuel line filter *before* the pump? Is
>there danger of it clogging? And 2) for a more permanent fix I know I
>should probably sludge the tank. Is this something I want to do myself,
>or is there a place in the San Jose area where I should take it?
>
>
></karl>
>
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>Karl F. Best
>Manager, Frame Developer Support
>Adobe Systems
>San Jose, CA
>408-536-6531 kbest@adobe.com
>
Karl -
When I had this problem in my TD (many summers ago, unfortunately -
sighhhh), the problem was a silted up fuel tank. The TD had a wire screen
filter in the sump, and it would fill with rust, allowing a miniscule
amount of fuel to flow through. You may want to consider this. If this is
your problem, use one of Moss's (or equivalent) kit to coat the inside of
the tank.
Sam Staton
'73 Rdstr
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