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Re: [Spridgets] Bugeye Won't Run

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Bugeye Won't Run
From: Ken Rudolphy via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:54:36 +0000 (UTC)
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Is there debris in the tank restricting the pickup tube, or xxxx in the fue=
l line?=C2=A0 I've had the latter happen to me before=20
On Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Ryan Kubanoff via Spridgets <ryan.kubanoff@comc=
ast.net> wrote:
  So the pump stops running seems to be your problem. Is your pump puling f=
rom the tank or pushing to the carb? Try moving the pump closer to the tank=
 and running it if it still works its a problem with the carb or the hard f=
uel line from the tank forward. If not its a problem with the pump.=20
   Ryan =20
  On 07/22/2020 1:27 AM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team=
.net> wrote:  =20
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   Had it all apart including the needle and seat.=C2=A0 Clean and moves fr=
eely.   Mike=20
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      On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 9:58:08 PM PDT, <daredelvis@gmail.com> wro=
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      Dirty or stuck needle would be my guess.=C2=A0  =20
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x.team.net> wrote:=20
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     I am honing in on the problem of my Bugeye refusing to run more than a=
 float bowl worth of fuel at a time.=C2=A0 I have a 1275 punched out to 133=
0 and fuel it with a single HIF44 S.U. carb.=C2=A0 The problem I am now hav=
ing is the Facet electric pump running furiously like no fuel is running th=
rough it, which it is not.=C2=A0 Tonight I removed the fuel line from the c=
arb end and stuck it in a jar.=C2=A0 I turned the key to energize the fuel =
pump and it started to cavitate and run furiously as before, but in a few s=
econds it bogged down just like it does when the float bowl is full and the=
 jar started to fill up!=C2=A0 The float bowl vent is open and the fuel inl=
et hose is connected to the correct inlet pipe.=C2=A0 I have had this carb =
apart three times and found no obstructions anywhere.=C2=A0 What could be p=
lugging up the float bowl chamber vent stopping gas from entering the carb?=
=C2=A0 As you can see in the picture, the connections are correct as they h=
ave been all along. Any ideas?     Mike MacLean =20
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Is there debris in the tank restricting the pickup tube, or =
xxxx in the fuel line?&nbsp; I've had the latter happen to me before </p>
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order:0;height:1px;color:#999;background-color:#999;width:100%;margin:0 0 9=
px 0;padding:0;"></hr><span style=3D"font-size:14px; color:#999999;">On Wed=
nesday, July 22, 2020 Ryan Kubanoff via Spridgets &#60;<span style=3D"color=
:#0000A0">ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net</span>&#62; wrote:</span><br></br><div =
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   <span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">So the pump stops =
running seems to be your problem. Is your pump puling from the tank or push=
ing to the carb? Try moving the pump closer to the tank and running it if i=
t still works its a problem with the carb or the hard fuel line from the ta=
nk forward. If not its a problem with the pump.</span>
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    On 07/22/2020 1:27 AM Michael MacLean via Spridgets &lt;spridgets@autox=
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     Had it all apart including the needle and seat.=C2=A0 Clean and moves =
freely.
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     Mike
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      On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 9:58:08 PM PDT, &lt;daredelvis@gmail.com&g=
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         Dirty or stuck needle would be my guess.=C2=A0
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         Brian
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           On Jul 21, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets &lt;s=
pridgets@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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             I am honing in on the problem of my Bugeye refusing to run mor=
e than a float bowl worth of fuel at a time.=C2=A0 I have a 1275 punched ou=
t to 1330 and fuel it with a single HIF44 S.U. carb.=C2=A0 The problem I am=
 now having is the Facet electric pump running furiously like no fuel is ru=
nning through it, which it is not.=C2=A0 Tonight I removed the fuel line fr=
om the carb end and stuck it in a jar.=C2=A0 I turned the key to energize t=
he fuel pump and it started to cavitate and run furiously as before, but in=
 a few seconds it bogged down just like it does when the float bowl is full=
 and the jar started to fill up!=C2=A0 The float bowl vent is open and the =
fuel inlet hose is connected to the correct inlet pipe.=C2=A0 I have had th=
is carb apart three times and found no obstructions anywhere.=C2=A0 What co=
uld be plugging up the float bowl chamber vent stopping gas from entering t=
he carb?=C2=A0 As you can see in the picture, the connections are correct a=
s they have been all along. Any ideas?
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             Mike MacLean
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