[Spridgets] Fuel Feed

[Weslake1330]

I had that a while ago after I had removed the carb from the manifold and
then refitted it.  Facet pump was running like the clappers and the engine
wouldn't fire.  Then I remembered the fuel line was capped at the regulator
and plugged on the carb hose (Goodridge all round).  So the pump was doing
its best against a closed outlet pipe.

On Sat, 16 Oct 2021 at 07:26, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I have had a fuel delivery problem with my Bugeye for a while now.
> Finally, the fuel just stopped getting to the engine.  The pump was running
> furiously like it was dry.. Today I installed a ECCO fuel pump (Moss
> 377-176) on the vertical wall forward of the axle and plumbed it up leaving
> the little square Facet pump in place just above the axle.  The thinking
> was the fuel would flow right through the old pump I thought no longer
> worked.  After installing the pump and wiring it up, I turned the key.  The
> new pump sounded like it was working.  A heck of a lot quieter that the
> Facet too.  The problem was gas was still not getting to the engine.  As
> you can see in the picture the filter I installed between the tank and the
> pump was bone dry.  The pump wasn't picking up fuel from the tank. Tomorrow
> I will remove the old pump and replace it with fuel line so there is a
> direct line from the tank to the new pump in case the integral filter in
> the Facet is clogged.  If that doesn't get gas flowing,  I have a new
> Bugeye tank that has been sitting on the shelf for several years.   One
> step at a time.  I may just replace the whole system.  Who knows, maybe the
> old Facet was still working.
> Mike MacLean
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