[Spridgets] Bugeye Won't Run

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Pull the hose again, let it fill the jar about halfway and then pinch the
hose off to stop the flow.  Release the pinch.  Does it start to flow again?
Your pump may be bypassing after it sees the first stoppage and may not be
recovering back to normal pumping.
After the jar fills you can try removing the hose at the tank end,
reversing the pump, and back flushing it.
You may possibly have a hose collapsing before the pump.
Try a different pump.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 6:36 AM Ryan Kubanoff via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> So the pump stops running seems to be your problem. Is your pump puling
> from the tank or pushing to the carb? Try moving the pump closer to the
> tank and running it if it still works its a problem with the carb or the
> hard fuel line from the tank forward. If not its a problem with the pump.
> Ryan
>
> On 07/22/2020 1:27 AM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> Had it all apart including the needle and seat.  Clean and moves freely.
> Mike
>
> On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 9:58:08 PM PDT, <daredelvis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dirty or stuck needle would be my guess.
>
> Brian
>
> On Jul 21, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> I am honing in on the problem of my Bugeye refusing to run more than a
> float bowl worth of fuel at a time.  I have a 1275 punched out to 1330 and
> fuel it with a single HIF44 S.U. carb.  The problem I am now having is the
> Facet electric pump running furiously like no fuel is running through it,
> which it is not.  Tonight I removed the fuel line from the carb end and
> stuck it in a jar.  I turned the key to energize the fuel pump and it
> started to cavitate and run furiously as before, but in a few seconds it
> bogged down just like it does when the float bowl is full and the jar
> started to fill up!  The float bowl vent is open and the fuel inlet hose is
> connected to the correct inlet pipe.  I have had this carb apart three
> times and found no obstructions anywhere.  What could be plugging up the
> float bowl chamber vent stopping gas from entering the carb?  As you can
> see in the picture, the connections are correct as they have been all
> along. Any ideas?
> Mike MacLean
>
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