<VV> Fuel Pump issues

[PETER INMAN]

The flow rate in a pop bottle, about two seconds or less per ounce. Twenty 
seconds over half full in a 20 oz. bottle. Pump working ok but still not seeing 
much in the filter. Who cares if you see gas as long as its there.  I checked  
the point gap and I had it set to .015 trying to get the dwell closer to specs. 
Well I reset the point gap to .025 and took it for a test drive. It was the 
difference between night and day. Runs well and will do the longer pulls that it 
started missing at before. I feel stupid because I had this issue with the Monza 
last spring after a ign tune up. I tried to set the points with dwell meter and 
it always checked low with a larger gap so I set the gap closer to bring the 
dwell up. Never ran that super but when I opened the gap ran great. From now on 
I wont even worry about the dwell and just set the point gap between .020 and 
.025. The whole thing centers around being convinced if I couldnt see gas in the 
filter that I must have a fuel shortage. If I forget this lesson again I got a 
problem and dont suppose any of you will be able to help me. Thanks for all the 
suggestions, ignition or fuel pumping rate.

Pete Inman
65 Monza 110 Coupe  4 speed
61 Rampside 80  3 speed




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From: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: monza1965 at yahoo.com
Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 12:06:27 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Fuel Pump issues

> Something tells me that the filter should have plenty of gas in it.

Pete, often these filters, the clear see though type, show no fuel in them, sort 
of an air bubble gets trapped -- the better question is can it fill a pop bottle 
in twenty or thirty seconds of cranking.

Bill, who seems to be blocked out of VV at the moment, but still gets his 
digests.