[Spridgets] Odd Fuel Pump situation

Lester oldsaabguy at comcast.net
Tue Jul 8 12:55:52 MDT 2008


Agreed..  remember, no good deed goes unpunished!

Lester


On Jul 8, 2008, at 12:26 PM, <corvallis at peoplepc.com>  
<corvallis at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> Live and learn from the school of hard knocks. You probably  
> loosened some
> stuff in the lines, and it is blocking both fuel bowl shutoff  
> 'valves' open.
> ...bill in oregon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces+corvallis=peoplepc.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces+corvallis=peoplepc.com at autox.team.net] On  
> Behalf
> Of Mike/Donna Carpenter
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:56 AM
> To: Spridget List
> Subject: [Spridgets] Odd Fuel Pump situation
>
> I have a new one for you all to discuss.
>
> I did a partial restoration (actually more preservation) on my '61  
> Seven
> America.  It has a blue top AC electric fuel pump.  Before I took  
> it apart
> and cleaned it, the pump was putting out the right amount of fuel  
> pressure.
> My SUs were not overflowing out the holes at the top where the hose  
> enters.
> Now that I cleaned all of the garbage out of the fuel pump filter  
> and stuff
> fuel is flowing out of both my SU float bowls.
>
> WHat have I done besides fix what wasn't broken and now I'm screwed?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike C
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