[Healeys] Not Healey, but Related British Car Stuff

[Michael Oritt]

And don't go to "In and Out"'s.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 5:09 PM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Mike, if your BGT is like mine the fuel pump has to lift the fuel up over
> the rear axle before it reaches the pump. The area over the axle is like a
> box and the exhaust heat accumulates in that area so with methanol laced
> fuel it probably gets hot enough to boil the fuel causing the classic
> "vapour lock".
> Move to Canada where it is nice and cool so you won't have such issues :-)
>
> M
>
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 4:40 PM Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> wrote:
>
>>       Not a Healey, but my 69 MGB GT is related in operation.  I went to
>> In N Out for lunch today in my MG.  The line was very long so I had to inch
>> forward and was stopped numerous times for a few minutes in between.  The
>> fuel pump started pumping furiously like I was running out of gas while
>> stopped halfway through the line.  The car was still running.  I got up to
>> the first window to pay and the idle dropped to less than 500 rpm.  In a
>> minute or so later the engine just quit.  There is over a half tank of gas
>> in the car.  I tried starting it several times, but it would just fire and
>> die.  After several attempts the car started again, all the while the fuel
>> pump was going like mad.  After getting out of the line the fuel pump
>> slowed down like normal and you did not hear it after what I assume was a
>> full float bowl.  No issues going home the 4 or 5 miles.  Does that sound
>> like my fuel pump is going out or the tank pickup is clogged?  It has been
>> doing this "empty tank like" pumping fast for a while, but the car has run
>> normal up to now.
>> Mike MacLean
>>
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