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19th August 2022, 16:20 | #11 |
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Well I got the clip faster than expected from the Bay, so I fitted everything back and tried to start. The pump ran and then stopped, so I thought 'It's priming OK', and tried to start. It started, but only ran for a few seconds. There was a strong smell of fuel but I can't see any leaks.
The longest it ran was for about thirty seconds, so I still have fuel starvation. I think I'll bite the bullet and inspect the internal o rings and the filter. I have new, so I think that is the next step. The canister was badly separated when I inspected it. When I tightened it I felt I used excessive force to align it for the clip, so maybe an O ring has got trapped and chewed up. I'll report what I find. |
19th August 2022, 16:57 | #12 |
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I finally got the fuel canister unscrewed. That's a story in itself. The fuel is dark black in the canister and the fuel filter is also black. Pics to follow.
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19th August 2022, 20:34 | #13 |
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The fuel in the filter canister was dark black with a lot of particulates in the fuel and at the bottom of the canister. I used a small syringe to suck out the contaminated fuel. Cleaned everything up and then WD40 on the new O rings as per T Cut’s ‘How To’. Put in the new filter and lined up, screwed the halves together and then added the magic clip to stop it unwinding again. I cleaned the surfaces of the old tank seal and managed to seat it better this time, then tightened it down with the universal tool I found on the Bay.
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19th August 2022, 20:40 | #14 |
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Hallelujah! Pump primed and she started up first time.
Amazing how noisy a test run is with the seats out and the inspection panel off. No fuel leaks confirmed, so everything put back together (including the grand daughter's car seat ) Thanks to everyone for all the posts and advice. This forum is invaluable. |
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Taking fuel and spark precautions, what is the colour of the rest of the fuel in the tank ? Have you the means to siphon some fuel from the bottom surface, ideally the lowest point of the tank after it's been stood a day or two into a glass container then let it stand an hour or two to see if there is any water in the fuel, and, or dark sediment. ? It is obvious that there is a contaminant of some description in the tank that needs to be identified, what it is and where it came from ( which may have been many moons ago ) and removed and is possibly the thing causing your problems by reducing the flow through the filter. I suppose that ideally it would be best to drain and flush the tank and use a new filter and go from there, then if all's OK recheck the filter after a month or so, oh for the days of fuel tank drain plugs Hopefully the filter has done a good job and prevented whatever it is causing problems further along the fuel circuit.
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Ohhh you beat me to it. Nice to see a solution for little comparative cost, and your solution and photos will help others with similar problems.
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19th August 2022, 21:33 | #17 | |
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It did seem to me that the filter had done it's job and kept the bits from going further downstream.( I have a new tank seal coming from Rimmers which it looks like I don't need since I seated the old seal properly!) The car ran great on the test, 70 mph for a few miles on the A30, so one happy camper. |
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20th August 2022, 09:16 | #18 |
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An excellent diagnosis Martin and a meticulous repair (and thanks for the pictures).
Simon
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