Steve,
I have had this problem with a BT-7, I put on a brand new fuel pump and it
didn't seem to want to pump enough fuel.? It turned out that there was a crack
in the threaded fitting that held the fuel line onto the pump inlet and it
would not tighten enough.? It was sucking in air with the fuel.? I replaced
the fitting and tightened the inlet line securely and the problem went away.?
You might want to check your connections between the fuel tank and the pump.
Chuck Ott
67 BJ8, 69 AN9
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From: Steven <stevesylvia2 at comcast.net>
To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 1:31 am
Subject: [Healeys] Vapor Lock Symptoms (Kind Of)
Hi All,
I've got a 61 BN7 that recently began to experience what felt like fuel
starvation (spitting and sputtering). At first it only acted up after a
drive and it sat for a couple of minutes but now it's doing it all the
time. I almost didn't make it home today. As it's a fresh restoration
and have been driving it since October with no issues I'm kind of
stumped. It's got a new fuel pump and carbs have been rebuilt so I
thought it might be the fuel filter which is located just after the fuel
pump, so I replaced it but same symptoms kept happening. I should
mention that my fuel pump is running like crazy and louder than normal,
unless I'm at idle for a while until the fuel line fills up and then it
quits down. But when I begin to drive, it gets very loud again like it
can't keep the line full, then the spitting and sputtering stars all
over again. I did check to see if there's a fuel leak but no leak
exists. Any one have any ideas?
Steve
61' BN7
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