Subject: Re: [Spridgets] It's alive!

From: Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2021 22:34:50 -0500

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Super nice.
Linda

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 9:14 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
[email-masked]> wrote:

>      Finally after numerous attempts the Bugeye is running!  The new ECCO
> fuel pump delivers more fuel than the Facet pump at the correct pressure.
> This time I blew out the steel fuel lines with compressed air.  Apparently
> that did the trick.  Blowing air in the tank to pressurize it was not
> successful.  This time the pump was self priming.
>      When I was running the Facet pump, fuel would fill the clear fuel
> filter only at the bottom of the clear capsule.  I never understood how the
> car ran OK like that.  Now the fuel filter is full under pump pressure and
> no overflow from the carb.  With the ECCO pump the car started immediately
> cold.  With the Facet pump it would take a little longer to fire up.  Now
> it won't idle, but I attribute that to old gas sitting in the carb for over
> eight months.  I plan to take it out tomorrow and try to blow it out on the
> freeway. If that doesn't do it.  The single HIF44 carb comes off for
> disassembly and cleaning.  Woohoo!  Alive!   Just in time for the new gas
> prices.
> Mike MacLean
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Super nice.<div>Linda</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 9:14 PM=
 Michael MacLean via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
et">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-=
left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div =
dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Finally after numerous attempts the Bugeye=
 is running!=C2=A0 The new ECCO fuel pump delivers more fuel than the Facet=
 pump at the correct pressure.=C2=A0 This time I blew out the steel fuel li=
nes with compressed air.=C2=A0 Apparently that did the trick.=C2=A0 Blowing=
 air in the tank to pressurize it was not successful.=C2=A0 This time the p=
ump was self priming.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0When=
 I was running the Facet pump, fuel would fill the clear fuel filter only a=
t the bottom of the clear capsule.=C2=A0 I never understood how the car ran=
 OK like that.=C2=A0 Now the fuel filter is full under pump pressure and no=
 overflow from the carb.=C2=A0 With the ECCO pump the car started immediate=
ly cold.=C2=A0 With the Facet pump it would take a little longer to fire up=
.=C2=A0 Now it won&#39;t idle, but I attribute that to old gas sitting in t=
he carb for over eight months.=C2=A0 I plan to take it out tomorrow and try=
 to blow it out on the freeway. If that doesn&#39;t do it.=C2=A0 The single=
 HIF44 carb comes off for disassembly and cleaning.=C2=A0 Woohoo!=C2=A0 Ali=
ve!=C2=A0 =C2=A0Just in time for the new gas prices.<div dir=3D"auto">Mike =
MacLean</div></div></div>
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