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Tank was originally rebuilt by Renuzit which probably coated the interior =
with something, but that was over 20 years ago.=C2=A0 Fuel filter looks fin=
e.=C2=A0 It is one of the clear plastic VW type filters.=C2=A0 I can't see =
anything from the outside of the filter, but that does not mean it is not p=
lugged.=C2=A0 Yes, I have tried running the fuel pump with the gas cap off =
and it was still cavitating.=C2=A0 It only started pumping again after I di=
sconnected the fuel line from the filter near the carb.=C2=A0 Today I am go=
ing to disconnect the fuel line on the other side of the filter and try it =
again.=C2=A0 Also going to lift the rear of the car and check the fuel line=
from the pump to the tank.=C2=A0 Maybe ethanol has done it's damage to the=
rubber line.=C2=A0=20
Mike MacLean
On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 10:25:15 AM PDT, miniac7--- via Spridgets =
<spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
=20
I have more questions than answers right now:
... Was this tank ever sealed with a chemical fuel tank sealer?
... How does the fuel filter look?
... Have you tried running the engine with the fuel tank cap removed?
Howard Collins
In a message dated 7/22/2020 10:46:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, spridgets@a=
utox.team.net writes:
Alrighty then! ( Ace Ventura moment!)I am smelling a rat in the fuel delive=
ry system not the carb!First is your fuel pump set up at the tank or in the=
engine compartment?=C2=A0 =C2=A0That's a beginning.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Pumps seem=
to like being close to the tank pushing fuel as opposed to being well away=
from the tank and pulling fuel.=C2=A0=20
These fuel tanks have a fixed pick up tube in them that can be a real pain =
in the posterior if anything has obstructed the tube , end of the tube rust=
ed off or a tank sealer applied and glued the tube shut or tank sealer appl=
ied wrong & peeling off , clogging the pickup tube.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Another fun=
one ( happened to my car early in my ownership!) Is the lost has cap , rag=
stuffed in the filler neck and OOPS , rag ended up in the tank!=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0Does nothing initially but eventually the electric pump sucked the tag a=
gainst th e pickup tube , and sediment fouled the rag and it acted like a b=
locked fuel filter.=C2=A0 Started , ran for a bit and would quit...=C2=A0 T=
hat drove me crazy until I dropped the tank , pulled the sending unit and l=
ooks into the tank !=C2=A0 =C2=A0
Mike somewhere you have a restriction keeping your fuel from freely flowing=
from the pickup in the tank to feed your pump.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Possibly an int=
ernally collapsing rubber fuel line connecting pump to tank?=C2=A0 =C2=A0Th=
is ethanol fuel has done some rather odd stuff to rubber components over ti=
me.=C2=A0=20
Just some thoughts which might point you in a direction of discovering what=
is wrong.Chuck
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Tank was originally rebuilt =
by Renuzit which probably coated the interior with something, but that was =
over 20 years ago. Fuel filter looks fine. It is one of the cle=
ar plastic VW type filters. I can't see anything from the outside of =
the filter, but that does not mean it is not plugged. Yes, I have tri=
ed running the fuel pump with the gas cap off and it was still cavitating.&=
nbsp; It only started pumping again after I disconnected the fuel line from=
the filter near the carb. Today I am going to disconnect the fuel li=
ne on the other side of the filter and try it again. Also going to li=
ft the rear of the car and check the fuel line from the pump to the tank.&n=
bsp; Maybe ethanol has done it's damage to the rubber line. <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mike MacLean<br></div><div><br></di=
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On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 10:25:15 AM PDT, miniac7--=
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<div><span style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt=
;color:#000000;">I have more questions than answers right now:</span></div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt=
;color:#000000;">... Was this tank ever sealed with a chemical fuel tank se=
aler?</span></div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt=
;color:#000000;">... How does the fuel filter look?</span></div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt=
;color:#000000;">... Have you tried running the engine with the fuel tank c=
ap removed?</span></div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt=
;color:#000000;">Howard Collins</span></div>
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In a message dated 7/22/2020 10:46:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, spridgets@a=
utox.team.net writes:
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<div>Alrighty then! ( Ace Ventura moment!)</div>
<div>I am smelling a rat in the fuel delivery system not the carb!</div>
<div>First is your fuel pump set up at the tank or in the engine compartmen=
t? That's a beginning. Pumps seem to like being clo=
se to the tank pushing fuel as opposed to being well away from the tank and=
pulling fuel. <br clear=3D"none"></div>
<div>These fuel tanks have a fixed pick up tube in them that can be a real =
pain in the posterior if anything has obstructed the tube , end of the tube=
rusted off or a tank sealer applied and glued the tube shut or tank sealer=
applied wrong & peeling off , clogging the pickup tube. An=
other fun one ( happened to my car early in my ownership!) Is the lost has =
cap , rag stuffed in the filler neck and OOPS , rag ended up in the tank!&n=
bsp; Does nothing initially but eventually the electric pump sucked t=
he tag against th e pickup tube , and sediment fouled the rag and it acted =
like a blocked fuel filter. Started , ran for a bit and would quit...=
That drove me crazy until I dropped the tank , pulled the sending un=
it and looks into the tank ! <br clear=3D"none"></div>
<div>Mike somewhere you have a restriction keeping your fuel from freely fl=
owing from the pickup in the tank to feed your pump. Possibly a=
n internally collapsing rubber fuel line connecting pump to tank? &nb=
sp;This ethanol fuel has done some rather odd stuff to rubber components ov=
er time. <br clear=3D"none"></div>
<div>Just some thoughts which might point you in a direction of discovering=
what is wrong.</div>
<div>Chuck</div>
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