Re: Howdy

Posted by Sloride75 On 2013/9/29 17:48:29

Howard, thanks for the info. I suppose my line is blocked then - when I started this tinkering one of the first things I attempted was pump the tank empty, thinking I didn't want to try to run it on old fuel. It was empty, so I suspect you're correct in that the fuel evaporated leaving varnish behind.

So now that I've poured a couple of gallons of fresh gas in, will the new gas dissolve the varnish? How can I clean it up/clean the lines out?

Packard1949 - I reckon I'll wait until I get the blocked line issue resolved before I can assess the condition of the fuel pump. There is a box of old parts in the trunk, including what I think is an old set of fuel pump internals - hopefully when it was rebuilt, it was rebuilt with an ethanol resistant diaphram.

As always, thank you all for the help!

-Mark