Re: Vacation Car - 56 Patrician

Posted by CarFreak On 2023/10/30 14:15:23
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humanpotatohybrid wrote:
Remind us what transmission you have again? The R700 conversion?

Do you have the mechanical pump? If you slowly go from steady power to intermittent bursts, that sounds like it could match to how the mechanical pump delivers fuel. In that case, is your fuel filter clean? The ceramic filters don't really look dirty, they just need cleaned periodically. The fuel pump was designed to always try to deliver much more fuel than needed to prevent this situation.

What's your fuel level like when this happens? Full, or less than 1/2 a tank? Have you checked the fuel tank condition? (I don't remember if you did) Sometimes the internal fuel line in the tank gets a pinhole at the ½ or ¼ full point causing a variety of expected issues only at low fuel levels.


I believe it is the T-89 3 speed with the R11 over drive? Its the packard 3 speed.

I believe the filter is clean... if not, how do I clean it? The fuel pump is a mechanical one. It was originally for a 55-57 T-bird (as suggested by Ross). The fuel system is above "half" as indicated by the fuel gauge. The fuel tank is new. the metal and rubber hoses on the system are all new.

so you think it is fuel related? I was kind of thinking the ignition was cutting out due to the overdrive wanting to go in. But Ill see if heat from the exhaust is causing problems, and look for leaks.

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