Originally Posted by
Skookumchuck
it had a full tank. Maybe it was jsut a piece of krud in the tank blocking the pick up line. Just got back from driving into town with no problem.
Skook-
I'd check the pick up tube. I had a partially blocked pick up tube, would allow the truck to idle for an hour in the driveway. I would drive @ a mile from the house the truck would wimp out, sputter and die. About the time I'd get the fuel filter off and checked and whatnot it would get fuel again and I'd be able to drive back home. The screen was missing from the end of the pick up tube and when I ran a flexible wire thru it I got chunks of crud. I'd guess that the blockage acted like a govenor of sorts, was allowing the truck to run while not under load, it got enough gas, but when under a little more load it was slowly being fuel starved. The bowl would finally run dry and then I couldn't get gas into the carb fast enough to keep it running. Once I cleaned out the tube that gremlin disappeared. Worth a look.
Jeff
1964 Series 2A SW, LHD mostly stock, often runs!
1991 Range Rover Hunter