I've got all the full line off and found the leak in the rear line. It was not the part going over the frame rail but the part going to the frame rail with a 90° bend in it.

I dropped and cleaned the tank the pick up tube was clear , and free of any debris .

Thank you did that very thing . Using a Edelbrock Red Fuel Pump. Can hear the pump running the directional area is in the correct flow for fuel.

I was able to get it to pump fuel today and drive about 10 miles, ran good and fuel in filter .

I bypassed the small hose coming out of the fuel tank that went to the steel line and ran ran rubber fuel line up to the fuel pump . So I'm thinking the small fuel line is collapsing or the steel line that goes to fuel pump has a leak. Rubber hose straight from fuel tank to pump work and pumps fuel!

That's basically wear I put mine . Won't pump fuel from tank to fuel pump .

Hello All!

Newbie here dealing with a pesky problem with a fuel pump. Issue started after shortly bringing the car home.

Car sitting on a slight sloped driveway would not pull fuel up to the carburetor. The mechanical fuel pump marked ( 4227 62) was on the car. Replaced with another mechanical fuel pump would still not pull fuel.

The only way to car to start was to bottle feed down carb. Once started could idle in driveway for over in hour . Go to takeoff and the car would need fuel . Eventually it would run for about 30 mins then stall and stop pumping fuel. Decided to purchase an electric I fuel pump and mounted as close to the tank as possible . Got about 20 miles out of pump and it would pull any fuel up to carburetor .

After this issue dropped the tank and cleaned it not much debris in tank and the pickup tube was clean. With the hose attached to steel fuel line can blow air through to the tank. Can also blow air from one end of the line to the other . Replaced the rubber hoses. The only thing left would be the steel lines . Is it possible that my steel lines could bad? The only way I can get the new pump to pull fuel is to run a long rubber fuel hose from fuel tank directly up to the carburetor .

I'm very new here asking to learn!

Thanks!

This carb that was put on this cad prior to me buying was too big at 600 CFM - changed jets out to make it 500 CFM still too big. I have the old carburetor will have to rebuild it .

Well still making adjustments!!

I have an Edelbrock Carburetor jetted to be at right at 500 CFM. Car is a bit weak on take off until it gets going that accelerated great up to 55-60mph. Thinking it might be the air filter causing the issue?

Installed a new fuel pump , and timed it.

Some minor adjustment timing wasn't set right. I electric fuel pump as well . The mechanical pump was awful replaced it twice.

Thank you Paul! That's exactly what is was ( 1183 Kit) got the job done !

Thanks all . Will get the distributor number and post soon .