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Q & A: Fuel Problem

John, let me describe a strange occurrence that is happening with the above car. I am in the process of restoring this car and I am having a fuel problem which started a few months ago while I had the engine out and it was a warm day the fuel would push out through the open fuel line in the engine compartment, On removal of the gas cap which resulted in a strong sucking sound out of the fill pipe but by leaving the cap off this process stops. Now I have everything back in place last weekend I tried to turn the engine over what happened was that the fuel pump ticked over as normal then slowed down but kept running resulting in the fuel running through the carburetor and then into the first emissions canister and spilling out into the engine compartment. I have now purchased a new canister but not fitted it yet as I believe that they must be something wrong with the fuel breather system.

Could you please advise as soon as possible or give me a quick note and I could call you during your lunchtime tech advise sessions, I am hoping you will be able to get back to me as soon as possible as I am getting itchy to get this out on the road.

Talk to you soon thanks again

Steve Plimmer

STEVE!

I believe you have two problems. The first one is a plugged ELC system; the second is a problem with the needle and seat in the carb (or reversed fuel and ELC lines).

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