[Mini] Fueling issue [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Donald, Ian MR]

UNCLASSIFIED

I'm with Frits.  I've just replaced the atnk on my Traveller and cleaned out
the new tank first.

Howerver, I cannot see how the little plastic screen at the base of the fuel
pickup pipe can be removed to clean properly.  If you work it out I'd love to
know how.

Cheers, Ian


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-----Original Message-----
From: mini-list-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:mini-list-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Frits Schouten
Sent: Saturday, 5 January 2013 07:03
To: Anne; Mini-List
Subject: Re: [Mini] Fueling issue

Hi Anne,
did you check the filter in the tank? It's quit coarse but, over the years, it
can block up.
The point you make that the car runs okay for a few hours after a refill makes
me think that the refill just disturbs the debris around that filter enough to
make it go for a while.
That's my 5cts worth.

Cheers,
Frits.


On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:30:07 +0100, Anne wrote
> Hi Guys & Girls,
>
> 1st of all; happy Mini-ing again this year.
>
> Excuses for the 'spamming' to those who are on 'both lists'.
>
> The Van has been back on the road for about two months now and since
> then I've clocked about 2200 miles with it in 3 countries, loving
> almost every minute of it.
>
> The only exception is when it dies again.
>
> For some reason every now and then it seems like the petrol can't make
> it's way (fast enough?) to the carb and after some sputtering the
> engine will die alltogether.
>
> In almost every instance I added some fuel in the fueltank after which
> it would run again for at least a couple of hours, but at times also a
> couple of days.
>
> I haven't been able to pinpoint what is causing this as there isn't a
> really clear situation when it happens.
>
> The Van has the tank in the back with a fuel line running under the
> car, coming up along the bulkhead connecting to a fuel filter and then
> to a
> (new) facet pump mounted on the bulkhead. From there a line runs past
> the rockercover to the HIF44 carb which is mounted just behind the
> grill. It has an open air filter, with a shield in front and over it.
>
> The carb is connected with a pipe to the Supercharger.
>
> When it has stalled the facet pump is always ratteling like crazy.
> That by itself does not really say much; it can also do that while
cruising.
>
> Another thing I noticed is that in all cases the fuel filter is empty.
> When it fills again the engine starts and runs no problem.
> But that also is not a tell-all; at time the egnine will run (idle)
> just fine while there does not seem to be any fuel in the filter.
>
> The first 3 times it happened while driving about 50mph on B-roads and
> stopping for about a minute seemed to help.
>
> But it also happens while driving on the highway at about 70mph.
>
> I didn't have a fuellevelmeter installed until last weekend, and
> initially I thought the problem arose when I had used about 16l (tank
> is/should be about 25l) so maybe not all the fuel in the tank was
> sucked up properly.
>
> But it also has occurred a
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