[Spridgets] fuel delivery issue

[Kevin Valentine]

John,

I had this problem with a1960 Triumph Herald back when I was in high  
school (a long time ago ;)....

Turned out to be a pin-hole in the fuel line between the tank and the  
fuel pump.

Kevin V.



On Apr 14, 2010, at 10:41 PM, John O'Brien wrote:

> Hi all you wealth of knowledge:
>
> My Bugeye with a 1275 has been giving me a challenge lately.  Last  
> year it
> would die suddenly after driving for a while, and usually after  
> sitting at
> idle for a while and then pushing it hard.  I would sit for 5  
> minutes and
> then it would start and run normally again.  It seems like it  
> started after
> I dropped the fuel tank to reseal the sender unit.  I had been  
> having gas
> leak around the sender if I filled the tank full.  I thought I had  
> a non
> vented gas cap, so I bought a new one. Still happening even if I  
> leave the
> cap off or loose.  I have an aftermarket Mr. Gasket electronic fuel  
> pump
> mounted just above the fuel tank in the axle tunnel.  I thought it  
> might be
> acting up, so I put in another one I had and got the same result.   
> I have a
> glass fuel filter in the engine bay, and I can see that when I  
> first start
> and until it gets hot the filter is full of gas.  When it starts  
> acting up,
> I can see that the filter is empty.  I thought about vapor lock  
> from heat in
> the engine bay, so I insulated the fuel line from where it comes up  
> from
> under the car to nearly the carburetors, leaving the filter  
> uncovered so I
> can see.  It is still happening.  Does anyone have any idea what is  
> going
> on, and what I can do to stop it?  I used to have the fuel pump in the
> engine bay instead of near the tank.  I thought having the fuel line
> pressurized from the tank forward would decrease the likelihood of  
> vapor
> lock.  I don't remember having trouble with vapor lock when the  
> pump was in
> the engine bay.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> John O'Brien
>
> '61 bugeye
>
> '65 BJ8
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