Under what circumstances would a stock fuel pump - pump gallons of gas into
the motor?
My new motor spun a cam bearing; the rebuilder said the fuel pump pumped the
gas tank dry, into
the motor.
I will guess that the oil thinned accordingly, and that's why it was idling at
230F, and that's why it spun a
bearing - but how could that happen...?
Would leaving the ignition switched on, or perhaps an electrical short, do
that?
I run a replacement pump from Sunbeam Classics, the version without points,
and an Edlebrock 500 cfm 4 bbl carb. Both have less than 4,000 miles.
Meanwhile the new engine comes back out to receive all new bearings, possibly
will need to replace the camshaft as well.
Allan Ballard
Mk1a Tiger
SIV Alpine
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