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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Sounds a bit like a blocked fuel tank
vent/fuel cap.<br>
However, fuel filters of low quality can get blocked rather
quickly, of course also dependent on the condition of the fuel
tank and the fuel. Always get fuel from a supplier with a large
turnover. The best fuel filters are usually the cheap ones from
transparant plastic. Avoid the fancy glass tube with chromed end
ones, they often leak. One filter between pump and carbs should be
plenty.<br>
More filters only cause more resistance and thus lower fuel
pressure/delivery.<br>
There is no way of telling how long a fuel filter lasts before it
gets blocked. Just make sure you carry a spare one.<br>
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Kees Oudesluijs<br>
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Op 22-9-2017 om 1:31 schreef Richard Antal:<br>
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<div>Greeting Healeyphiles,</div>
<div> I encountered a mishap that begs explanation. On a
recent road trip in my BJ8, I was cruising along at 70mph on I
84 in Connecticut, when the engine suddenly died. I cruised
over to the breaddown lane and proceeded to replace the rotor
with the newer reliable one. The car started, I went two miles
and it died again. I replaced the coil with a Lucas sport
coil. The car started and died again in 1/2 mile. I replaced
the distributor cap and wires. The car would not start. Along
came Dean Cusano, president of Motorcars Inc. who informed me
that his garage which specialized in Jaguars was at my
disposal one mile away. AAA took me there. Parenthetically, I
add that I could always hear my loud electric fuel pump
clacking away. On arrival at his garage, I detached the fuel
line from the carbs, activated the fuel pump and a lusty flow
of fuel issued forth. Dean suggested I change my fuel filters,
both one just after the pump and a second in the engine
compartment. The car started and I drove fifty feet into his
garage where I proceeded to change the filters which he kindly
gave me at no charge. The car started and I completed the 3000
mile trip with no problems. The old filters probably had
15,000 miles of use but appeared clean. How could fouled fuel
filters possibly have caused the problems I had? If the
filters were in fact the cause, how often should they be
changed and would it not make more sense to have one filter in
the engine compartment where it could easily be changed?
Thanks for your thoughts.</div>
<div>rich antal</div>
<div>'65 BJ8</div>
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