Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie

Posted by kevinpackard On 2023/4/17 11:30:04

I am having a fuel starvation situation. I took the Super out on a "quick" road test Saturday, only planned to do 1/4 mile or so to test the vacuum system. The car died 4 times and I had to have my wife bring the truck to tow it back home.

Here are the facts:
-Fuel pump newly rebuilt by me, no leaks
-Carb rebuilt by me
-Fresh fuel (5 gallons) in the fuel tank
-Existing aux electric fuel pump near the fuel tank (works)
-Line from the fuel pump to the carb confirmed clear
-Car idles okay, but after giving it some gas the fuel doesn't seem to catch back up and it dies. Confirmed no fuel in the carb....accelerator pump dry. No fuel in the line from the pump the carb.

Where should I start looking? I followed the directions to the letter when the fuel pump was rebuilt. I can't understand where the problem would be there. I don't know the history of the fuel tank, but the gas in the fuel bowl is clean and clear. Any thoughts?

-Kevin