Mike,
It does sound as though the fuel pump might be involved here. They
should not get hot--the fuel passing through keeps them cool enough.
Seems as though it's working OK though, so I suspect that the supply line
from tank to pump is plugging. Do you have a small hand pump, like one
of the Beckson plastic boat pumps, that you could connect to the line and
pump a few gallons to test the theory?
Bob
On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:36:22 -0400 "Mike Razor" <mrazor@mis.net> writes:
> Well the old gal is acting up again. It had plenty of power then
> acted like it was fuel starved. Was real bad on up hill pulls. Let
> it sit while I was driven back home for tools and parts. Also, I
> checked the fuel pump prior to leaving and it was so to hot to
> handle.
> Came back, pulled the plugs, number 1, 3 and 4 looked perfect, nice
> tan color, number 2 was a bit blackened but not bad. Checked the
> fuel pump and it was nice and cool and thumping away. Did not pull the
> fuel lines to see if fuel was coming through. Also, made sure it
> was full of gas. Fired it up and off we went without a hitch, got
about
> two miles down the road and it started acting as if it were loosing
> power again. I would down shift and it would take off again for a
> few yards or so as if nothing was wrong and then chock back down again.
> I limped on home like that for about 14 miles. Shut it off while I
> opened the garage doors and it fired up and pulled up the hill to
> the garage with no problem. Checked the coil and the fuel pump for
> heat. Fuel pump was way to hot to handle but pumping like it should and
> the coil was nice and cool.
> Any suggestions.
> Thanks!
> Mike R
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