u10072
Bronco Guru
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- May 18, 2007
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Hello All,
Here is what I have going on-- Ive been working on a 73 for a few months doing some things to it and one being getting it running after sitting for at least a few years. So I swap out the carb, get it running- drive it a few miles and park it to just start on the rest of the project. I finish all the other things, charge the battery, prime the carb with gas and I am getting like zero fuel out of the pump. So I replace the mech pump with another and nothing. With the same replacement pump I add a clear fuel filter and there is literaly a dribble filling it up at the very best. I do this with literally three different Autozone pumps-- nothing. Go to an Oreilly mech pump which I believe is a repackaged Carter due to the name on it and there is nothing. On all the pumps I have taken a line from the pump down to a almost full 5 gallon gas can. The hose is all new on suction and on the pressure and the clamps all tight. Took the hose off the fuel filter just to make sure no obstructions and nothing. Take the pump with the hose in the gas can -- push down on the pump lever and gas goes flying out the end of the pump. Yes for sure the suction side/pressure sides are correct. When mounted the forward with the stamped barb is suction-- the side with the fitting is pressure which is toward the rear axle.
The engine ran when parked with literally nothing done to anything but the suspension. Has anyone ever seen the eccentric ever go bad? I mean there is literally only one way that a pump can go in and bolt up. I wanna keep the mech pump but at this point we are at electric pump with a blockoff to get this finished.
If you all have any ideas please let me know because I am at a loss at this point unfortunately.
thanks,
Matt
Here is what I have going on-- Ive been working on a 73 for a few months doing some things to it and one being getting it running after sitting for at least a few years. So I swap out the carb, get it running- drive it a few miles and park it to just start on the rest of the project. I finish all the other things, charge the battery, prime the carb with gas and I am getting like zero fuel out of the pump. So I replace the mech pump with another and nothing. With the same replacement pump I add a clear fuel filter and there is literaly a dribble filling it up at the very best. I do this with literally three different Autozone pumps-- nothing. Go to an Oreilly mech pump which I believe is a repackaged Carter due to the name on it and there is nothing. On all the pumps I have taken a line from the pump down to a almost full 5 gallon gas can. The hose is all new on suction and on the pressure and the clamps all tight. Took the hose off the fuel filter just to make sure no obstructions and nothing. Take the pump with the hose in the gas can -- push down on the pump lever and gas goes flying out the end of the pump. Yes for sure the suction side/pressure sides are correct. When mounted the forward with the stamped barb is suction-- the side with the fitting is pressure which is toward the rear axle.
The engine ran when parked with literally nothing done to anything but the suspension. Has anyone ever seen the eccentric ever go bad? I mean there is literally only one way that a pump can go in and bolt up. I wanna keep the mech pump but at this point we are at electric pump with a blockoff to get this finished.
If you all have any ideas please let me know because I am at a loss at this point unfortunately.
thanks,
Matt