Kurt, I had this problem once before when I installed one of those little
see through glass in-line filters, you know the kind they sell at your local
auto parts. The problem I had, I found out later, is that they restrict the
volume of fuel required to the carbs at high speeds. I could drive on the
street all day without any problems but once I got on the freeway at
60-70mph, the car would sputter and mis-fire as if it was running out of
gas. First I thought fuel pump but I went for the easy fix first by removing
the filter. It worked! I returned that nice chrome filter and bought one of
those plastic filters that old VW use and have not had this problem since.
Sergio
1967 Sunbeam Alpine
Series V 'AJNT 86'
still working on it but getting closer!
----- Original Message -----
From: Kurt Eckert <keckert(at)terascape.com>
To: Alpine folks <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 1999 8:24 AM
Subject: Fuel Pump
> I think I have nailed down the problem with my fuel system. When I run at
> idle I am fine, however if I try to drive the thing, I run out of fuel to
> the carbs in about 1 1/2 minutes. If I stop and use the manual lever on
the
> pump it works and I can run a few seconds more. I have a lot of bubbles
> appearing in the glass bowl. Could this be symptomatic of a leak that is
> causing the fuel low fuel pressure?
>
> Thanks,
> Kurt
>
>
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