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One of my friends has a 66 Mustang, here in the UK.
On Fri, 24 Jul 2020 at 16:24, derf via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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> I had one of the black Facet pumps go out on my 1966 Mustang after about
> two months in which time it had very little use. It made the noises but
> didn't deliver the goods. I think something happened with an internal
> bypass, maybe. I replaced it with a similar pump and haven't had any
> trouble since but have been using non-Ethanol gas from "the blue handle" at
> the pump.
> Regards,
> Derf
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 9:46 AM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Alrighty then! ( Ace Ventura moment!)
>> I am smelling a rat in the fuel delivery system not the carb!
>> First is your fuel pump set up at the tank or in the engine compartment?
>> That's a beginning. Pumps seem to like being close to the tank pushing
>> fuel as opposed to being well away from the tank and pulling fuel.
>> These fuel tanks have a fixed pick up tube in them that can be a real
>> pain in the posterior if anything has obstructed the tube , end of the tube
>> rusted off or a tank sealer applied and glued the tube shut or tank sealer
>> applied wrong & peeling off , clogging the pickup tube. Another fun one (
>> happened to my car early in my ownership!) Is the lost has cap , rag
>> stuffed in the filler neck and OOPS , rag ended up in the tank! Does
>> nothing initially but eventually the electric pump sucked the tag against
>> th e pickup tube , and sediment fouled the rag and it acted like a blocked
>> fuel filter. Started , ran for a bit and would quit... That drove me
>> crazy until I dropped the tank , pulled the sending unit and looks into the
>> tank !
>> Mike somewhere you have a restriction keeping your fuel from freely
>> flowing from the pickup in the tank to feed your pump. Possibly an
>> internally collapsing rubber fuel line connecting pump to tank? This
>> ethanol fuel has done some rather odd stuff to rubber components over
>> time.
>> Just some thoughts which might point you in a direction of discovering
>> what is wrong.
>> Chuck
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">One of my friends has a 66 Mustang, here in the UK.</div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri,=
24 Jul 2020 at 16:24, derf via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@a=
utox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I had one of the bl=
ack Facet pumps go out on my 1966 Mustang after about two months in which t=
ime it had very little use.=C2=A0 It made the noises but didn't deliver=
the goods.=C2=A0 I think something happened with an internal bypass, maybe=
.=C2=A0 I replaced it with a similar pump and haven't had any trouble s=
ince but have been using non-Ethanol gas from "the blue handle" a=
t the pump.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div>Regards,</div><div>Derf</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0<=
/div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 9:46 AM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <<=
a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">spridgets@auto=
x.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex">
<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:10pt"><div dir=3D"auto">Alrighty then! ( Ace Ve=
ntura moment!)</div><div dir=3D"auto">I am smelling a rat in the fuel deliv=
ery system not the carb!</div><div dir=3D"auto">First is your fuel pump set=
up at the tank or in the engine compartment?=C2=A0 =C2=A0That's a begi=
nning.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Pumps seem to like being close to the tank pushing fuel =
as opposed to being well away from the tank and pulling fuel.=C2=A0 =C2=A0<=
/div><div dir=3D"auto">These fuel tanks have a fixed pick up tube in them t=
hat can be a real pain in the posterior if anything has obstructed the tube=
, end of the tube rusted off or a tank sealer applied and glued the tube s=
hut or tank sealer applied wrong & peeling off , clogging the pickup tu=
be.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Another fun one ( happened to my car early in my ownership!=
) Is the lost has cap , rag stuffed in the filler neck and OOPS , rag ended=
up in the tank!=C2=A0 =C2=A0Does nothing initially but eventually the elec=
tric pump sucked the tag against th
e pickup tube , and sediment fouled the rag and it acted like a blocked fu=
el filter.=C2=A0 Started , ran for a bit and would quit...=C2=A0 That drove=
me crazy until I dropped the tank , pulled the sending unit and looks into=
the tank !=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Mike somewhere you ha=
ve a restriction keeping your fuel from freely flowing from the pickup in t=
he tank to feed your pump.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Possibly an internally collapsing ru=
bber fuel line connecting pump to tank?=C2=A0 =C2=A0This ethanol fuel has d=
one some rather odd stuff to rubber components over time.=C2=A0 =C2=A0</div=
><div dir=3D"auto">Just some thoughts which might point you in a direction =
of discovering what is wrong.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Chuck</div><div dir=3D=
"auto"><br></div><div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-size:9pt"><i>Sent fro=
m my LG Mobile</i></div></div></div>
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