Dave & Linda Freeman wrote:
>
> Several people have sugested clogged lines or filters. Would this be
> consistent with the almost instant restarting. By the way I am running an
> auxillary electric pump. I have had problems with crud before as the "new"
> gas ate the diaphram in my old electric pump. As another clue I also have
> a Jaguar XK120 and when I drove it this AM it seemed to be be suffering
> from a somewhat similar problem, although not as severe. Could it be old
> gas? The gas in the tanks is probably several months old. In any case I
> will begin by checking the fuel filters (inline and bowl). All my problems
> with the Morgan seem to date from the advent of the new gas, but also may
> be a result of not driving the car enough. It sat around for over a year
> after I retired and moved to Arkansas.
>
> Dave and Linda Freeman <http://www.ipa.net/~dlfreeman>
> Living the Good Life
I had a similar problem on an outboard motor. It proved to be a carb
seat which was unscrewing, allowing progressively less fuel into the
bowl. It would start, then run a short time before starving out.
Restarting would be immediate. This is a little far out but easy to
check.JFB
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