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Re: [Healeys] Not Healey, but Related British Car Stuff

To: John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>, Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Not Healey, but Related British Car Stuff
From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:59:40 +0000 (UTC)
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
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 Weber Carb and no leaks.M

    On Sunday, January 10, 2021, 2:51:35 PM PST, John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcgl=
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Did you check to see if gas was overflowing from the float due to stuck nee=
dle?

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael =
MacLean
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 1:40 PM
To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Not Healey, but Related British Car Stuff

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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Not a Healey, but my 69 MGB GT is related in=
 operation.=C2=A0 I went to In N Out for lunch today in my MG.=C2=A0 The li=
ne was very long so I had to inch forward and was stopped numerous times fo=
r a few minutes in between.=C2=A0 The fuel pump started pumping furiously l=
ike I was running out of gas while stopped halfway through the line.=C2=A0 =
The car was still running.=C2=A0 I got up to the first window to pay and th=
e idle dropped to less than 500 rpm.=C2=A0 In a minute or so later the engi=
ne just quit.=C2=A0 There is over a half tank of gas in the car.=C2=A0 I tr=
ied starting it several times, but it would just fire and die.=C2=A0 After =
several attempts the car started again, all the while the fuel pump was goi=
ng like mad.=C2=A0 After getting out of the line the fuel pump slowed down =
like normal and you did not hear it after what I assume was a full float bo=
wl.=C2=A0 No issues going home the 4 or 5 miles.=C2=A0 Does that sound like=
 my fuel pump is going out or the tank pickup is clogged?=C2=A0 It has been=
 doing this "empty tank like" pumping fast for a while, but the car has run=
 normal up to now.

Mike MacLean

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ans-serif;color:#1F497D;">Did you check to see if gas was overflowing from =
the float due to stuck needle?</span></p><p class=3D"yiv8608832636MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> &=
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le=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Healeys [mailto:healeys-boun=
ces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael MacLean<br clear=3D"none"><=
b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 10, 2021 1:40 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> H=
ealeys &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> [He=
aleys] Not Healey, but Related British Car Stuff</span></p></div></div><p c=
lass=3D"yiv8608832636MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><div><div><div><div><p class=3D"=
yiv8608832636MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not a Healey, but my=
 69 MGB GT is related in operation.&nbsp; I went to In N Out for lunch toda=
y in my MG.&nbsp; The line was very long so I had to inch forward and was s=
topped numerous times for a few minutes in between.&nbsp; The fuel pump sta=
rted pumping furiously like I was running out of gas while stopped halfway =
through the line.&nbsp; The car was still running.&nbsp; I got up to the fi=
rst window to pay and the idle dropped to less than 500 rpm.&nbsp; In a min=
ute or so later the engine just quit.&nbsp; There is over a half tank of ga=
s in the car.&nbsp; I tried starting it several times, but it would just fi=
re and die.&nbsp; After several attempts the car started again, all the whi=
le the fuel pump was going like mad.&nbsp; After getting out of the line th=
e fuel pump slowed down like normal and you did not hear it after what I as=
sume was a full float bowl.&nbsp; No issues going home the 4 or 5 miles.&nb=
sp; Does that sound like my fuel pump is going out or the tank pickup is cl=
ogged?&nbsp; It has been doing this "empty tank like" pumping fast for a wh=
ile, but the car has run normal up to now.</p></div><p class=3D"yiv86088326=
36MsoNormal">Mike MacLean</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv8608832636MsoNormal"=
> &nbsp;</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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