Re: Tim's '55 Patrician
Posted by Tim Wile On 2012/2/16 13:50:28
Alright. The replacement fuel tank has been installed with a new fuel level sending unit. The lines have been connected. Fuel has been added to the fuel tank. And still the engine won't run off of the fuel tank. For some reason, the fuel pump is still not drawing fuel from the tank. Any suggestions?? (Other than a liberal amount of C-4 applied to appropriate places . . . )
I've read that the diaphrams in the older fuel pumps will go bad with the newer blend gasolines that include ethanol. But I've been running the car with modern fuels since I got it last June and the fuel pump managed to pull fuel from a temporary set-up. I haven't seen any fuel leaks under the car.
One thing I need to mention is that when I put in the new fuel tank, I have yet to install the rubber hose from the tank vent to the filler tube. Would that have any effect? I had doubted that it would, but it would not be the first (nor last) time that I've been wrong.
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