You said that you "cranked the car until they cleared". How long was that, 2
minutes, or 20 minutes. How long could account for the battery. If not very
long, you may want to check the output on your generator.
Your sig is "1960 Bugeye" (congrats, I have one also <G>), do you have the
original 948? If so, there may be a chance your fuel pump is suffering from
vapor lock, that may account for the bubbles in the filter. See if your
exhaust pipe is connected snug on your manifold. If you had a crack that
formed from not tightening it evenly, especially one faced towards the fuel
pump, that "could" account for the vapor lock. OOPS, that is if you are
running a 1275 manifold. But, if your clamp on the original 948/1098
manifold has an opening facing the pump, AND is not completely tight, you
"might" have an issue.
Fuel disappearing quickly... Again, if it is a 948, it should be sipping
fuel, unless you have a old cracked rubber fuel line. The old lines hate the
new fuel.
Now, if you are running a 1275, with a Weber DCOE, a header and have an
electric pump mounted in the back (like I have for MY 1960 Bugeye) forget
everything I just said.
Brad
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:05 AM, <kramer.allen@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> Been away for a while taking care of my business. Finally had some time to
> take the bugeye out for a run. Beautiful day in Bucks County, PA. I was out
> for about an hour when the car started to miss. The car finally died and I
> coasted into a driveway. Car would start for about 30 seconds and died
> again. I noticed air bubbles coming into the clear gas filter so I cranked
> the car until they cleared. The car started and ran fine so I headed home
> which took another 10 minutes. At home I parked the car in the driveway
> shutting down the engine. Opened the garage door and went to start the car
> and the starter is completely dead. Will not crank the engine. I did notice
> the fuel gauge needle reading low. When the car was running it showed I had
> about 3/8 tank of fuel.
>
> Any suggestions on where to start trouble shooting?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Allen
>
> 1960 Bugeye
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