Thread: Fuel pump

G'day guys,

Thanks very much once again for all your advice.

I finally worked out where I was going wrong with the fuel pump. It turns out I probably replaced it new-for-old-for-nought. The problem is with the distributor instead. I had previously gutted the dizzy and put new points etc in place, thinking that would solve all my electrical problems. Turns out the mechanical parts within the unit were shagged, so I've bought a new distributor with an electronic ignition kit to match. Hopefully that will be the end of my problems for a while.

James

Make sure all fitting are tight because ,fuel tank the lot , if it sucks air any where, the engine will give symptoms of running out of fuel, I had this problem once .

You probably have either an air leak or an intermittent blockage in the fuel pickup in the tank. Pull this out and check that it still has the screen on the bottom of it - while this does not stop much from being picked up, it does tend to stop the rubbish in the tank from bunching up and blocking the end. Best replaced if possible. Worth checking how much rubbish is in the tank, and draining out as much as you can.

Also carefully check the pickup tube for pinhole air leaks. The other problem you may have is either a partly blocked line from the pickup to the pump, or an air leak along this line, but the most likely problem will be as described.

Hope this helps,

John

G'day guys,

The latest on this painful saga is this:

I replaced the fuel pump and lines and that didn't solve it.

I checked the pick-up and all was well.

I lost my patience with it and took it to a sparky who had the car for two or three weeks and found that the distributor wasn't working properly. They couldn't source a new one so I did. It came with electronic ignition which I figured had to be a step up.

On my way to work this morning the damned thing died again. Looks like it's the coil. Had to get it towed home where my girlfriend was waiting while I headed the rest of the way to work. She just picked up a new coil for me at Repco which I'll fit tomorrow night once I get home. Hopefully it doesn't need a different coil to suit the new ignition.

So, will this be the end of my problems? Or is that just too much to expect?

James

Originally Posted by jc109

G'day guys,

The latest on this painful saga is this:

I replaced the fuel pump and lines and that didn't solve it.

I checked the pick-up and all was well.

I lost my patience with it and took it to a sparky who had the car for two or three weeks and found that the distributor wasn't working properly. They couldn't source a new one so I did. It came with electronic ignition which I figured had to be a step up.

On my way to work this morning the damned thing died again. Looks like it's the coil. Had to get it towed home where my girlfriend was waiting while I headed the rest of the way to work. She just picked up a new coil for me at Repco which I'll fit tomorrow night once I get home. Hopefully it doesn't need a different coil to suit the new ignition.

So, will this be the end of my problems? Or is that just too much to expect?

James

Mate you need to go back to the sparky and shove the old dizzy up his arse sideways - There's nothing on an old points dizzy that cant be fixed in a semi decent workshop, and to not even check the coil... sloppy dodgy crap.

Doing work yourself is the only way to go -- especially with a series

have fun

My sentiments exactly Hardchina