Fuel line replacement

Celtics1
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Re: Fuel line replacement

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I checked the fuel pump, and the pump is spitting out gas thru the outlet hose but more short spurts of gas, not a steady flow in any way.
I did use a different hose to check the gas flow and pump because the one I installed was a little short to work with. I’m going to try again tomorrow with installing another newer line that will fit better and take it for a ride.
If that doesn’t solve anything, could it be a fuel pump issue? Or more likely the carbs?
Thank you again!

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Re: Fuel line replacement

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Celtics1 wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:12 pm
I checked the fuel pump, and the pump is spitting out gas thru the outlet hose but more short spurts of gas, not a steady flow in any way.
I did use a different hose to check the gas flow and pump because the one I installed was a little short to work with. I’m going to try again tomorrow with installing another newer line that will fit better and take it for a ride.
If that doesn’t solve anything, could it be a fuel pump issue? Or more likely the carbs?
Thank you again!
That's kinda normal for the fuel pump - it works on a diaphragm system so it will "pulse" feed.

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Re: Fuel line replacement

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hillsy v2 wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:18 pm
Celtics1 wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:12 pm
I checked the fuel pump, and the pump is spitting out gas thru the outlet hose but more short spurts of gas, not a steady flow in any way.
I did use a different hose to check the gas flow and pump because the one I installed was a little short to work with. I’m going to try again tomorrow with installing another newer line that will fit better and take it for a ride.
If that doesn’t solve anything, could it be a fuel pump issue? Or more likely the carbs?
Thank you again!
That's kinda normal for the fuel pump - it works on a diaphragm system so it will "pulse" feed.
That’s good to know! Thank you

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Re: Fuel line replacement

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Celtics1 wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:12 pm
I checked the fuel pump, and the pump is spitting out gas thru the outlet hose but more short spurts of gas, not a steady flow in any way.
I did use a different hose to check the gas flow and pump because the one I installed was a little short to work with. I’m going to try again tomorrow with installing another newer line that will fit better and take it for a ride.
If that doesn’t solve anything, could it be a fuel pump issue? Or more likely the carbs?
Thank you again!
Fuel pumps sometimes become intermittent before the die completely. You said you used a different line for the test and it worked, did you try blowing through the original line to see if it has a blockage.
If you have any type of electrical issue, have your battery load tested before you do anything else. Any auto parts store will test it for free.

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Re: Fuel line replacement

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sgtcall wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2023 5:13 pm
Celtics1 wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:12 pm
I checked the fuel pump, and the pump is spitting out gas thru the outlet hose but more short spurts of gas, not a steady flow in any way.
I did use a different hose to check the gas flow and pump because the one I installed was a little short to work with. I’m going to try again tomorrow with installing another newer line that will fit better and take it for a ride.
If that doesn’t solve anything, could it be a fuel pump issue? Or more likely the carbs?
Thank you again!
Fuel pumps sometimes become intermittent before the die completely. You said you used a different line for the test and it worked, did you try blowing through the original line to see if it has a blockage.
I’m going to try again tonight with the original line and see if it’s clogged or try a different line completely to hook up fully and see if that changes anything. If not we’ll see if he pump is dying

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