[Healeys] Not Healey XK 150 Brake Update - now fuel delivery - electric fuel pump test.

[Mike Slechta]

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Mike Slechta
  To: Jonas Payne ; healeys at autox.team.net
  Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 11:24 AM
  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Not Healey XK 150 Brake Update - now fuel delivery -
electric fuel pump test.


  Having read & agree with all the responses so far, I have 1 thing I would
like to add.  I experienced the same symptoms/problems with a vintage American
car ('36 Buick, straight 8 w/mechanical & electric fuel pumps).  The "red
clay" in the fuel filter you referred to I called rust colored "Elmer's Glue".
  I must have gotten some "ethanol enhanced" fuel sometime.  The alcohol
(ethanol) frees up any rust that may have been in the fuel tank, thereby
clogging fuel filters.  That's not the only problem with ethanol laced fuel
tho - it eats any rubber that is not made to withstand alcohol: ie. rubber
fuel lines and any rubber in carbs or fuel pumps.
  Thankfully, I have not gotten ethanol fuel in any of my LBCs, but it's
getting more difficult to find non-ethanol fuel.
  Cheers??    Mad Mike