[Roadsters] fuel issues

[Vince Strazzabosco]

Are you using an adjustable pressure regulator?  This may be your problem, the pressure from the new pump might be too high.

vince

--- On Thu, 8/7/08, Oliver <sumton at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Oliver <sumton at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Roadsters] fuel issues
> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 8:46 PM
> i am using an electric fuel pump in my early 67 1600.  it
> failed.
> 
> in the troubleshooting process i substituted another pump,
> which i believe, 
> but cannot guarantee to be about the same pressure.
> 
> besides the fact that the engine coughs, sputters, and
> jerks violently, fuel 
> comes out of the vents on the fuel bowls.
> 
> could i have some sort of clog in the carbs?
> 
> it coughed, sputtered, and jerked violently before the pump
> went out.
> 
> i just set the valves.  some valves seemed to have no gap
> at all.
> 
> i don't think i can get it to run long enough to really
> set the timing.  on 
> the dizzy there is a little gage with A on one side and R
> on the other.  its 
> about in the middle.  I played with this to no effect.
> 
> before that it ran beautifully . . . 
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