Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel Feed

From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 18:35:01 +0100

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I had that a while ago after I had removed the carb from the manifold and
then refitted it.  Facet pump was running like the clappers and the engine
wouldn't fire.  Then I remembered the fuel line was capped at the regulator
and plugged on the carb hose (Goodridge all round).  So the pump was doing
its best against a closed outlet pipe.

On Sat, 16 Oct 2021 at 07:26, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I have had a fuel delivery problem with my Bugeye for a while now.
> Finally, the fuel just stopped getting to the engine.  The pump was running
> furiously like it was dry.. Today I installed a ECCO fuel pump (Moss
> 377-176) on the vertical wall forward of the axle and plumbed it up leaving
> the little square Facet pump in place just above the axle.  The thinking
> was the fuel would flow right through the old pump I thought no longer
> worked.  After installing the pump and wiring it up, I turned the key.  The
> new pump sounded like it was working.  A heck of a lot quieter that the
> Facet too.  The problem was gas was still not getting to the engine.  As
> you can see in the picture the filter I installed between the tank and the
> pump was bone dry.  The pump wasn't picking up fuel from the tank. Tomorrow
> I will remove the old pump and replace it with fuel line so there is a
> direct line from the tank to the new pump in case the integral filter in
> the Facet is clogged.  If that doesn't get gas flowing,  I have a new
> Bugeye tank that has been sitting on the shelf for several years.   One
> step at a time.  I may just replace the whole system.  Who knows, maybe the
> old Facet was still working.
> Mike MacLean
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I had that a while ago after I had removed the carb from t=
he manifold and then refitted it.=C2=A0 Facet pump was running like the cla=
ppers and the engine wouldn&#39;t fire.=C2=A0 Then I remembered the fuel li=
ne was capped at the regulator and plugged on the carb hose (Goodridge all =
round).=C2=A0 So the pump was doing its best against a closed outlet pipe.<=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Sat, 16 Oct 2021 at 07:26, Michael MacLean via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">I=
 have had a fuel delivery problem with my Bugeye for a while now.=C2=A0 Fin=
ally, the fuel just stopped getting to the engine.=C2=A0 The pump was runni=
ng furiously like it was dry.. Today I installed a ECCO fuel pump (Moss 377=
-176) on the vertical wall forward of the axle and plumbed it up leaving th=
e little square Facet pump in place just above the axle.=C2=A0 The thinking=
 was the fuel would flow right through the old pump I thought no longer wor=
ked.=C2=A0 After installing the pump and wiring it up, I turned the key.=C2=
=A0 The new pump sounded like it was working.=C2=A0 A heck of a lot quieter=
 that the Facet too.=C2=A0 The problem was gas was still not getting to the=
 engine.=C2=A0 As you can see in the picture the filter I installed between=
 the tank and the pump was bone dry.=C2=A0 The pump wasn&#39;t picking up f=
uel from the tank. Tomorrow I will remove the old pump and replace it with =
fuel line so there is a direct line from the tank to the new pump in case t=
he integral filter in the Facet is clogged.=C2=A0 If that doesn&#39;t get g=
as flowing,=C2=A0 I have a new Bugeye tank that has been sitting on the she=
lf for several years.=C2=A0 =C2=A0One step at a time.=C2=A0 I may just repl=
ace the whole system.=C2=A0 Who knows, maybe the old Facet was still workin=
g.<div dir=3D"auto">Mike MacLean</div></div>
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