This is when the car is running. Of course I've only seen it at idle, but I
blipped the throttle a few times and held it a about 3000 RPM for a few seconds
and it stayed the same!
Mike
Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Is this when the car is running or after it's shut off?
>
> -g
>
> At 6:24 PM -0700 8/28/01, Mike MacLean wrote:
> >Just finished the fuel pump repair on the Bugeye. After installation I
> >tried to pump fuel into the Holley carb on the Judson with the priming
> >lever. There was resistance but I saw only an 1/8th of an inch of fuel
> >in the NAPA clear plastic fuel filter that is installed in the vertical
> >run of fuel line between the pump and the carb. The resistance lessened
> >and finally the priming lever would move it's full travel with no
> >resistance just like any other time I primed the carb(s). At no time
> >was there any more than 1/8th inch of fuel visible in the bottom of the
> >fuel filter. Just enough fuel to "touch" the pleated yellow paper
> >filter inside the clear plastic. I tried to start it, and it started as
> >normal! I warmed it up a little and took off for a drive around the
> >neighborhood. After a little cautious driving close to home in case it
> >quit, I took off driving it like I stole it (per Frank). The thing went
> >like Hell all over southern San Bernardino. About 15 minutes later I
> >pulled up to my house and lifted the bonnet to observe the fuel filter
> >and sure enough there was still only 1/8th inch of gas in it! The
> >filter is at slight angle and the gas is actually only touching a corner
> >of the pleated paper. How is this thing working? It shouldn't work,
> >but it does. I must be a really good mechanic if I can make it run on
> >an 1/8th inch of gas!
> >Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
> >P.S. Fuel is flowing in the direction of the arrow moled on the plastic
> >case of the filter. In other words, I did not install it backwards.
> >
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