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Chuck if it was pumping against a clog, wouldn't it slow down or stop like=
the float bowl was full?Mike M
On Sunday, January 10, 2021, 3:13:28 PM PST, crusaderchuck55--- via Spr=
idgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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Bee 4 ewe do anything!=C2=A0 =C2=A0Check for a clogged filter screen on t=
he SU pump inlet side if it has one AND ANY in line fuel filter!There's the=
diagnostic "start spot".It's trying to pump either against a clog or throu=
gh a clog.=C2=A0 =C2=A0That's my advice to start...Long story associated to=
this involving towing with a 1970 Monte Carlo SS454 & a 56 Chevy show car =
on open trailer.....Chuck
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------ Original message------From: Michael MacLean via SpridgetsDate: Sun, =
Jan 10, 2021 4:38 PM To: Spridgets List;Cc: Subject:[Spridgets] Not Healey,=
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I went to In N Out for lunch today in my 1969 MGB GT.=C2=A0 The line was ve=
ry long so I had to inch forward and was stopped numerous times for a few m=
inutes in 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 dr=
opped to less than 500 rpm.=C2=A0 In a minute or so later the engine just q=
uit.=C2=A0 There is over a half tank of gas in the car.=C2=A0 I tried start=
ing it several times, but it would just fire and die.=C2=A0 After several a=
ttempts the car started again, all the while the fuel pump was going like m=
ad.=C2=A0 After getting out of the line the fuel pump slowed down like norm=
al and you did not hear it after what I assume was a full float bowl.=C2=A0=
No issues going home the 4 or 5 miles.=C2=A0 Does that sound like my fuel =
pump is going out or the tank pickup is clogged?Mike MacLean
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On Sunday, January 10, 2021, 3:13:28 PM PST,
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<div style="font-size:10pt;"><div>Bee 4 ewe do anything! Check
for a clogged filter screen on the SU pump inlet side if it has one AND ANY in
line fuel filter!</div><div>There's the diagnostic "start spot".</div><div>It's
trying to pump either against a clog or through a clog. That's my
advice to start...</div><div>Long story associated to this involving towing
with a 1970 Monte Carlo SS454 & a 56 Chevy show car on open
trailer.....</div><div>Chuck</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div
style="font-size:9pt;"><i>Sent from my LG Mobile</i></div></div></div><div
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<b>To: </b>Spridgets List;</div><div><b>Cc:
</b></div><div><b>Subject:</b>[Spridgets] Not Healey, but Related</div><div><br
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style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times,
serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr"><span>I went to In N Out for lunch today
in my 1969 MGB GT. 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?</span></div><div
dir="ltr"><span>Mike MacLean</span><br
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