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OK, I was wrong again.=C2=A0 I have the wires and fuel lines hooked up cor=
rectly.=C2=A0 I thought I had the black wire going to ground until I got un=
der the car and saw the black wire to ground had a red stripe.=C2=A0 The ot=
her wire was all black and went to power.=C2=A0 So everything is hooked up =
correctly for a positive ground car, but it is still not drawing fuel from =
the tank.=C2=A0 The only original parts in this system now is a small porti=
on of steel fuel line that exits the tank for the pickup in the new fuel ta=
nk, the steel fuel line that runs from the output side of the pump.=C2=A0 I=
t is connected to the pump with a short piece of rubber fuel line..=C2=A0 T=
hat original steel line then runs under the car to the engine compartment a=
nd connects to the single HIF44 carb with a piece of flexible line.=C2=A0 T=
here is a filter installed in this flexible hose line.=C2=A0 There is also =
a filter cut into the flexible line just before the "in" connection of the =
pump coming from the tank.=C2=A0 Still no fuel draw.=C2=A0 It's not a weak =
battery.=C2=A0 I charged it all night on a float charger.=C2=A0 Does the EC=
CO fuel pump have to be primed?=C2=A0 I'm stumped.Mike MacLean
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, 08:02:05 AM PDT, Larry Macy via Spridget=
s <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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Not =C2=A0exactly that, but BTDT many times. =E2=80=9CDoh=E2=80=9D is righ=
t.
Larry
On Oct 23, 2021, at 3:04 AM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I just replaced the fuel tank on my Bugeye today.=C2=A0=
The coating inside the tank was breaking down and clogging the fuel filter=
.=C2=A0 The fuel pump was also replaced with an ECCO pump.=C2=A0 The locati=
on of the pump was changed.=C2=A0 I had a Facet pump screwed to the top of =
the arch above the axle.=C2=A0 It was a ways to draw the fuel, but the Face=
t did OK while it worked.=C2=A0 The ECCO pump was installed to the vertical=
panel in front of the axle.=C2=A0 Closer to the level of the tank pickup o=
utlet tube.=C2=A0 If any of you have installed a fuel tank in a Bugeye, you=
know what a bitch it is to route the filler neck out the hole in the rubbe=
r bung in the rear deck lid.=C2=A0 Not a one person job.=C2=A0 I was lucky =
a friend dropped by while I was in the middle of the installation.=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0After all was installed and the fuel tubing was re-r=
outed to accomodate the new pump I put a couple of gallons of gas in the ta=
nk and turned the key.=C2=A0 The fuel pump started clicking, but still no f=
uel to the engine.=C2=A0 What the heck? At this point my back was starting =
to hurt.=C2=A0 I had skinned my right knee and my neck was sore.=C2=A0 Some=
how being 70 and getting under a Bugeye pushing a fuel tank in place=C2=A0 =
is not the physical therapy I was hoping for.=C2=A0 At this point I said sc=
rew it.=C2=A0 It was time for supper and I decided to take a whack at it to=
morrow.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Well at about 10 PM, I had a thought.=C2=
=A0 Did I hook up the fuel lines backward?=C2=A0 So, I went out to the gara=
ge and lay down on the floor to take a look.=C2=A0 What I found had me goin=
g "Doh" like Homer Simpson.=C2=A0 First thing I noticed was the black wire =
was ground to the body and the red wire to the power connection.=C2=A0 My B=
ugeye is a positive ground car. Tomorrow I switch the wires.=C2=A0 "Doh!"Mi=
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he last fish has been caught, will we realize that we can not eat money
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">OK, I was wrong again. =
I have the wires and fuel lines hooked up correctly. I thought I had=
the black wire going to ground until I got under the car and saw the black=
wire to ground had a red stripe. The other wire was all black and we=
nt to power. So everything is hooked up correctly for a positive grou=
nd car, but it is still not drawing fuel from the tank. The only orig=
inal parts in this system now is a small portion of steel fuel line that ex=
its the tank for the pickup in the new fuel tank, the steel fuel line that =
runs from the output side of the pump. It is connected to the pump wi=
th a short piece of rubber fuel line.. That original steel line then =
runs under the car to the engine compartment and connects to the single HIF=
44 carb with a piece of flexible line. There is a filter installed in=
this flexible hose line. There is also a filter cut into the flexibl=
e line just before the "in" connection of the pump coming from the tank.&nb=
sp; Still no fuel draw. It's not a weak battery. I charged it a=
ll night on a float charger. Does the ECCO fuel pump have to be prime=
d? I'm stumped.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mike MacL=
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<div><div id=3D"yiv9876174550"><div>Not exactly that,=
but BTDT many times. =E2=80=9CDoh=E2=80=9D is right.<div class=3D"yiv98761=
74550"><br class=3D"yiv9876174550" clear=3D"none"></div><div class=3D"yiv98=
76174550">Larry<br class=3D"yiv9876174550" clear=3D"none"><div><br class=3D=
"yiv9876174550" clear=3D"none"><blockquote class=3D"yiv9876174550" type=3D"=
cite"><div class=3D"yiv9876174550yqt2145920685" id=3D"yiv9876174550yqt52988=
"><div class=3D"yiv9876174550">On Oct 23, 2021, at 3:04 AM, Michael MacLean=
via Spridgets <<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" c=
lass=3D"yiv9876174550" ymailto=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=
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clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv9876174550"><div class=3D"yiv9876174550">&=
nbsp; I just replaced the fuel tank on my Bugeye today. =
The coating inside the tank was breaking down and clogging the fuel filter.=
The fuel pump was also replaced with an ECCO pump. The locatio=
n of the pump was changed. I had a Facet pump screwed to the top of t=
he arch above the axle. It was a ways to draw the fuel, but the Facet=
did OK while it worked. The ECCO pump was installed to the vertical =
panel in front of the axle. Closer to the level of the tank pickup ou=
tlet tube. If any of you have installed a fuel tank in a Bugeye, you =
know what a bitch it is to route the filler neck out the hole in the rubber=
bung in the rear deck lid. Not a one person job. I was lucky a=
friend dropped by while I was in the middle of the installation. &nbs=
p;<div class=3D"yiv9876174550"> After all was installed =
and the fuel tubing was re-routed to accomodate the new pump I put a couple=
of gallons of gas in the tank and turned the key. The fuel pump star=
ted clicking, but still no fuel to the engine. What the heck? At this=
point my back was starting to hurt. I had skinned my right knee and =
my neck was sore. Somehow being 70 and getting under a Bugeye pushing=
a fuel tank in place is not the physical therapy I was hoping for.&n=
bsp; At this point I said screw it. It was time for supper and I deci=
ded to take a whack at it tomorrow. </div><div class=3D"yiv98761=
74550"> Well at about 10 PM, I had a thought. Did I hook=
up the fuel lines backward? So, I went out to the garage and lay dow=
n on the floor to take a look. What I found had me going "Doh" like H=
omer Simpson. First thing I noticed was the black wire was ground to =
the body and the red wire to the power connection. My Bugeye is a pos=
itive ground car. Tomorrow I switch the wires. "Doh!"</div><div class=
=3D"yiv9876174550">Mikke MacLean</div></div>
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