[Mgs] Gas tank woes-update

[Stuart MacMillan]

Failure to follow "logical troubleshooting procedures."

 

I took the tank out and had a radiator shop check it out, and there was
nothing wrong with it, not even any rust, except for a little on the top,
which I cleaned up and painted.  Nice that they didn't rebuild it anyway and
charge me $350. 

 

While the tank was out, I found one problem, and that was a poor ground
connection.  The grounds for the tail lights and fuel pump connect to the
license plate bracket, and that was corroded.  I found it because the
battery dropped enough in a couple of weeks that the pump wouldn't run, and
a couple of voltage checks showed a 5 volt drop at the pump!

 

I also found a loose fuel line on the filter (suction side) that could have
been causing my problem.  Between the two, maybe that's it.  I've driven it
for about 3 hours since reinstallation, and I've only had the cavitating
happen a couple of times, and only for a short period.  The solid state pump
can handle that. I hope I've fixed ALL my problems now, I can't think of
anything else, and the car runs great!

 

Stuart

'65 MGB