[Spridgets] AC fuel pump

corvallis at peoplepc.com corvallis at peoplepc.com
Fri Dec 11 06:23:12 MST 2009


Welcome to the group. These fellows and gals are real helpful, if you can
see thru the inside jokes and all. 

My advice is to be sure you have fuel filters in there before going any
further. If nothing else, a see-through fuel filter can tell you where the
gas is; also, the filters will not usually fill all the way up so don't
panic if you see air in there.

These are the two filters I prefer for car work; I'm in the US but this is a
Brit site.

http://www.nfauto.co.uk/fuel_filter.htm

The glass one can be taken apart and cleaned; it'll catch the big stuff.

The little one catches everything else and is thrown away periodically. 

I use them together; the glass one closer to the tank, although the physical
location can be in the engine compartment.

The plastic one is closer to the carb. 

Also, you may have to prime the system; fuel pumps do better with gas than
with air.

Good luck and keep asking. .bill in Oregon and 14 degrees.

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-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of derf
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:29 PM
To: domanicoj at comcast.net
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] AC fuel pump

 

Maybe your fuel pickup is clogged in the tank?  More info may be required.

Welcome to the madness.

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On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 8:39 PM,  <domanicoj at comcast.net> wrote:

> This is my first message to this list.B  Forgive me if I destroy the

> protocol.B  I just installed a new AC fuel pump.B  I tested it by hand

before

> I installed it and it had very good vacumn on the intake valve.B  Once

> installed, it didn't have very good vacumn.B  I thought I made sure the

lever

> was above the crankshaft, but it is difficult to see inside the block when

> doing this.B  Any ideas?

Jim Domanico

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