could also be the fuel line between the pump and tank or pump and carb. to
clear those you need a little bit of compressed air. make sure that the pump
is disconnected from the line (blowing compressed air through the pump will
damage it), and blow through the line. any crud should come out the other
end. i'm sure there's a more technical name for this procdedure but i'm
tired.
cheers
Joe
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Dr. Joseph Garner
University of California
Department of Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616
USA
Phone: (530) 752 1253
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. O. Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay@dgrc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 11:30 AM
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: The doctor visits
>
>
> Hi Gang,
> The fuel supply in my '70 B-GT has just dwindled to a tiny trickle.
> This is most likely a visit from Dr. Murphy come to enforce his law
> concerning progress in any meaningful way. It is a not a visit from
> the Prince as the pump continues to run.
> Please let me ask you for help based upon your experiences. Is
> it common for a fuel pump to fail partially, as I have
> described above,
> or is this more likely to be a case of clogged intake filter?
> The pump
> continues to run but the output is minimal. Just before reconnecting
> the fuel line to the carbs, I pumped about 1 gallon of fuel into a gas
> can using the car's fuel pump. I then added about a gallon
> of new fresh
> fuel to the tank. Perhaps the pump just sucked too much dirt and crud
> into the intake filter as the level was pumped down?
> Everything seemed
> normal until I reconnected the fuel line and observed minimal
> fuel flow
> (through the clear sides of a disposable fuel filter fitted
> at the carbs).
> Your experienced thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Rick Lindsay
> Diamond Geoscience Research
> 5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK
> Voice: +1 918-747-3456
> Fax: +1 918-747-8599
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