Fuel Pump Question

[SeriesShorty]

also check the fuel line connection on top of the tank. it seems to me that the system is drawwing air from some where. sometimes the steel pick up tube peforates half way up. then you start drawing air. check for peforations in the line to the fuel pump. maybe chaffing somewhere and now there might be a hole. you could also try running fresh fuel line straight into a 1 gallon fuel can. this will then rule out any part of the system prior to the fuel pump.

Funny you mention air in the system. While priming by hand, as soon I stop pumping the lever, I can hear air escape at the pump or the valve, maybe the connection on one of the fuel lines after the valve body.

I actually had it working for about 20 seconds last night, I saw little shots of fuel squirt into the filter. Then it just stopped. As long as I keep priming manually the engine stays running.

I'll try dropping the line in a can of gas to see what happens as soon as get to feeling better. Darn flu bug hit me early this morning.

Thanks for the tips!

[rovers2a]

24 oz flu? also check the gasket and connection on the glass sediment bowl. if that isnt seated right it may be drawinf the air.

[SeriesShorty]

[quote=rovers2a]24 oz flu? quote]

ROFL Where I live they call that variety of illness the Forty-Flu yo!

But thanks to Airborne I'm already feeling better and will probably get back to work on this fuel starvation monday evening. After a trip to Walgreens for some more OFF bugspray...darn flying critters have been vicious that past few days!