Before I give the results I would like to thank you guys for posting me
responses. I have always prided myself as being one of those English car
owners who does everything on the car myself. No matter how good or bad it
looks when I get done. Everything from paint and body to rebuilding
mechanicals to reupholstering of the trim. I usually find any problem I
encounter, with time, but this one had thrown me for a loop. I have not
been able to find the smoking gun. Thanks so much for the help and advice.
I have learned more about the carbs, fuel system and ignition system on this
car than I would have learned with out the problem.
So.. After pumping on about all that and my 16 years of experienced
ownership of fine English sportscars(also a short fall off the boat into
Italian junk) captain butthead (me) decided he would take apart the neat-o
glass fuel filter that appeared to be filtering clean fuel. Just to check
and make sure that was not a problem. After all everyone had encourage me
to do this first. I quickly noticed I had put the filter on backwards.
Uah...Uah.. well you I have been know to do stupid things in life (like I
said Italian cars) but hey, all my years of turing screws on these things I
would not over look something like that would I? Well, all I can say is
that if a person puts the filter on backwards the debris in the fuel system
gets trapped on the inside of the filter where it can not be seen thought
the filter. Had I put on correctly I would have noticed it being dirty real
quick. My filter was in a vertical location in the fuel line and when I
started the car up the trash had not been sucked up in the filter and after
running the car for a few minutes it would clog itself again.
Yes, I will admit when I'm stupid. All my experience down the drain.
Thanks again you guys for looking out for me.
Jeff Slaton
Murray Kentucky. I'll be driving the 6 today. :)
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