Hi Rick,
Loosen the filter input line and have a look of the amount of fuel coming
out.
If this still is not right, have a look at the pump itself, where perhaps
dirt has contaminated in one of the connections.
A defective (leaky) diafragm is quite uncommon, though not impossible....
Cheers,
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: R. O. Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay@dgrc.com]
Sent: dinsdag 20 februari 2001 20:30
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: The doctor visits
Hi Gang,
The fuel supply in my '70 B-GT has just dwindled to a tiny trickle.
This is most likely a visit from Dr. Murphy come to enforce his law
concerning progress in any meaningful way. It is a not a visit from
the Prince as the pump continues to run.
Please let me ask you for help based upon your experiences. Is
it common for a fuel pump to fail partially, as I have described above,
or is this more likely to be a case of clogged intake filter? The pump
continues to run but the output is minimal. Just before reconnecting
the fuel line to the carbs, I pumped about 1 gallon of fuel into a gas
can using the car's fuel pump. I then added about a gallon of new fresh
fuel to the tank. Perhaps the pump just sucked too much dirt and crud
into the intake filter as the level was pumped down? Everything seemed
normal until I reconnected the fuel line and observed minimal fuel flow
(through the clear sides of a disposable fuel filter fitted at the carbs).
Your experienced thoughts are appreciated.
Rick Lindsay
Diamond Geoscience Research
5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK
Voice: +1 918-747-3456
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