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Re: Fuel system problem?

To: mgbob@juno.com
Subject: Re: Fuel system problem?
From: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD)
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 20:10:20 EDT
On Wed, 18 Jun 1997 19:57:30 EDT mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD)
writes:
>
>There is a filter in the pump, but you will probably have to remove 
>the pump to get at it and not get more crud into the system than you 
>remove. You can test the fuel supply by pumping fuel into a container 
>held at the carburettor, being careful of spills and the attendant 
>fire hazard. There should be a considerable quantity of fuel flowing 
>unless the pump/line are clogged.  Assuming you have gas there, it may 
>
>be nothing more than the fine rust/crud that has built up in the 
>filters at the banjo connections or in the float bowls. Remove and 
>clean and that problem should go away.  I would recommend that you 
>install an in-line filter in the line before the carburettors.
>MGBob

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