Andrew the one in the engine bay which is right above the drivers wheel arch not sure if there is one near the tank - will check it out as the fuel lines are not original. the one in the engine bay is before my electric fuel pump, not near the carbs so when i take the filter off it should be a clear line straight to the tank hence i expected to have gushing petrol !
thanks again Jeff Jeff, Just to confirm a few things, are you talking your fuel filter in a position under the tank/before the lines to the front of the car, or in the engine bay/just before the carbs? Because if you check the flow at both these positions, you can better isolate the area where a blockage may be ie in the tank, or in the lines, and so maybe not remove the tank unnecessarily. Remove the fuel hose from the metal line in the RHF wheel well as fuel should definitely flow from gravity at that point if there arent restrictions. Andrew > Andrew - ok i tried that so i guess it rules that out > > the car wouldnt run without stalling at high revs, so i took fuel filter off > & blew back down the lines untill i could hear bubbles. the car goes ok not > but the fuel doesnt run down the lines like i think it should > > so i guess out comes the tank > > anybody know of any problems with removing the tank > anybody cleaned one out before ? > > > thanks jeff > > > > Hi Jeff, > > Yep, undoing the cap would eliminate the breathers from the equation > if they were blocked. > > Andrew > > > Andrew > > > > to check the tank breathers if i undid the fuel cap then the fuel would > flow > > ? > > > > ta Jeff > > > > > > Jeff, > > > > Fuel will gravity feed even if the car is on a flat surface etc, if your > > outlet is at a height lower than the fuel level in your tank. So if you > pull > > the fuel filter and move the flexible fuel line down to less than the tank > > height (which you can guesstimate), if nothing comes out theres some > > restriction. Another scenario is that the tank breathers are blocked, > > which would also not allow fuel to flow by gravity. > > > > Andrew > > > > > I think i have something blocking my fuel flow > > > are there any issues associated with removing the fuel tank to clean it > ? > > > > > > I thought that the weight of the fuel would push it out down the lines, > > like > > > in a water tank ? > > > > > > ta jeff > > > > > > > > > It depends, if there is any pressure in the tank and/or if the car is > > > facing down hill/jacked up at rear, fuel can flow out. > > > > > > > > > Kris. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Jeff Oldham > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:13 AM > > > Subject: gravity feed fuel lines > > > > > > > > > Hey List, > > > > > > when you remove you fuel filter should the fuel gravity feed out of > > the > > > line ? > > > > > > thanks Jeff > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
