<VV> Kent Sullivan's power loss problem

[by way of Harry Jensen <hljensen at comcast.net>]

The loss of power as described seems to be almost identical to a problem 
that I had with a 65 Greenbrier.  I finally traced the problem to the fuel 
strainer sock on the end of the fuel pickup line in the fuel tank.

I connected an electric fuel pump to the fuel inlet line to the pump with 
the engine pump disconnected. I pumped a gallon can full with no problem 
and poured that gallon back in the tank and then turned the electric pump 
on.  It pumped about a pint of fuel and then the flow stopped 
completely.  I shut the pump off and waited a few minutes and turned it on 
again and the flow was fine until I rocked the vehicle by alternately 
pushing on the rain gutter.  With this rocking motion I could shut off the 
fuel flow at will. This showed me why the engine would quit when the 
vehicle was in motion and then start a few minutes later and run about five 
miles before stopping again.

The problem finding and the solution was this:  I removed the fuel tank and 
found a small amount of water and many rust flakes..In a steady state 
condition the rust flakes would settle on the bottom of the tank but when 
vehicle movement shook  them up they sere sucked over to the nylon fuel 
sock along with the water and shut off the flow to the pump.

With a cleaned tank , no nylon sock on the pickup line but a filter before 
the fuel pump the old Greenbrier ran many thousand miles including a trip 
to Canada before going to the salvage yard ( a sad mistake). Consider 
checking your tank and fuel pickup system.

Tom Silvey