<VV> Fuel pump pushrod

Clark Hartzel chartzel@comcast.net
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 10:08:20 -0500


Alesia said her pushrod stays up when the pump is out.  Naturally it will as
the spring on the pushrod is not touching the pump.
I suspect two things, a bad pump or the screen/sock on the fuel tank sending
unit is clogged up not allowing fuel to flow.  Try squirting gas into the
carb throats and see if the engine runs.  If it starts, then run a rubber
fuel line to a gas can and see if the pump sucks fuel and the engine runs.
If the engine runs from a gas can, then you know the fuel tank is going to
have to be removed, cleaned and a new sending unit installed.
Clark Hartzel
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