[DeTomaso] Fuel pump expired

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Thu Aug 28 07:12:13 EDT 2014


I pulled the fuel line from the carb and cranked it. No fuel gets pushed to
the carb.

Rob

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 6:03 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:

> Did you disconect the fuel line to make sure there was no fuel coming in?
> If mine doesn't run for a month, it needs a prime.
>
> Could just be e
> Empty bowls.
>
> Michael Shortt
> On Aug 28, 2014 5:52 AM, "Rob Dumoulin" <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:
>
>    I've been on the road all year and #1488 has sat up in the garage in
>    the middle of a project that keeps her off the road anyhow. The last
>    time I cranked the engine was 4 months ago and it ran fine. I tried
>    last weekend and am getting no fuel to the carb.
>
>    I am still running a stock mechanical pump that I assume got bit by
>    ethanol.A  Is there a preferred replacement? Do I need to worry about
>
>    gas in my oil? Could the problem be in my tank?
>
>    Thoughts?
>
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   I pulled the fuel line from the carb and cranked it. No fuel gets
   pushed to the carb.
   RobA
   On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 6:03 AM, [1]michael at michaelshortt.com
   <[2]michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:

     Did you disconect the fuel line to make sure there was no fuel
     coming in?
     If mine doesn't run for a month, it needs a prime.

     Could just be e
     Empty bowls.

     Michael Shortt

   On Aug 28, 2014 5:52 AM, "Rob Dumoulin" <[3]rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

   A  A I've been on the road all year and #1488 has sat up in the garage
   in
   A  A the middle of a project that keeps her off the road anyhow. The
   last
   A  A time I cranked the engine was 4 months ago and it ran fine. I
   tried
   A  A last weekend and am getting no fuel to the carb.
   A  A I am still running a stock mechanical pump that I assume got bit
   by

     A  A ethanol.AA  Is there a preferred replacement? Do I need to
     worry about

   A  A gas in my oil? Could the problem be in my tank?
   A  A Thoughts?

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