I had the same problem but was out of fuel. I didn't know that my gauge was
off by a 1/4 tank and had that loud metallic rapping exactly like you
describe...I was sucking gas off the bottom of the tank. I drove miles like
that
and didn't actually run it dry but it sure was clanging. Mine's mounted on
the inside fender wall about a foot from the master cylinder.
Cheers,
Jack McMahon
1959 TR3
> I had put one of the cube electric fuel pumps in the 3 this
> winter. The
> Vickie Brit one. Now, after less than 100 miles, out for a drive this
> weekend, it started making a loud metallic rapping at the same
> frequency as
> the normal pump buzz. It rapped a couple times with a few minutes
> between,
> then became steady. Fuel supply became weak and then non
> existent. Tilt.
> Is this a normal indicator of one dying? Is there anything I might
> have
> done that caused it, other than bad pump? The pump is mounted
> directly
> onto the body tub under/near the fuel tank.
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