<VV> Engine Bay mounted Electric pump stopped feeding gas to the carbs

[Stephen Upham]

Matte,
I actually did add about 2 gallons of gas while it was sitting in the  
neighbor's driveway.  I hesitated because it was 89 octane, but I  
figured that if I got it running, I would be able to drive to the gas  
station without doing any damage.  It pushed the gas needle to about  
1/4 tank.  It didn't help.  The thing that got the pump to send gas to  
the carbs was pushing up and down on the rear driver's quarter panel  
which is where the pump is located.  Coincidence... who knows, but it  
did work.  Also, I was able to drive the car for about fifteen miles  
after that and it never ran out of gas to the carbs.  I think Mark was  
right.  There was air in the line from it sitting with the gas in the  
tank gathering to the front... at least this time.  I don't have an  
explanation for the incident that happened last month.

Markpowhatan at aol.com
Hi!  Sounds like to me that it vapor locked and shoved the liquid gas  
back down to the tank. leaving air in the line and the pump couldn't  
pull it out.  That happens to my VW Bug now if the tank is low and  
parked nose down hill with a hot engine.   Just a thought!!  Mark   
Francis   63 Turbo Vair


Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:07:42 -0400
From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Engine Bay mounted Electric pump stopped feeding gas
	to the carbs

<snip>
When you rolled the car down to level ground... if you had added  5  
gallons... the pump would've picked up the fuel...

Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/