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Chris64 reacted to CountKrunk's post in the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice. with
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Buy the manual and see how the fuel lines are supposed to be. Rock auto sells a solid one. I have it for mine. Good reference tool. -
Chris64 reacted to legopnuematic's post in the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice. with Like.
The line from the carb to the fuel tank should be a vapor line. On my 76, goes from the carb, to the charcoal canister, a hose from...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..Is that what that tank is? OK - so I'm fine to just connect it to an open vacuum line on the carb, right?
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..Update: I machined a little tube to bypass the fuel tank selector. I think the driver (default) is nearly empty so I think it's draining...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..I'm really having no luck with this. After we got it running last week, now it's no longer primed. To make matters even more strange it...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..Help. I'm trying to understand what this line here does. It appears to go down the the little reservoir on the firewall radiator...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..Weekend Update: I switched out the fuel pump. I thought it went well but but then I got nothing out it (it was not primed). My dad came...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..Those mystery bolt holes don't seem to exist on other frames I see. Here's a pretty clean frame - that big hole is the big bolt on mine...
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Chris64 reacted to Grit dog's post in the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice. with Like.
Can’t help with the mystery bolts without a larger pic and a peek under my K20, but on the fuel thing, IF the fuel pickup is where it...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..Just to branch off another question - while inspecting the fuel lines - the left/right tank switching mechanism is higher than my...
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Chris64 reacted to Grit dog's post in the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice. with Like.
If you got a seal and pulled decent vacuum and it didn’t pull fuel then it’s plugged. If you got a good seal and didn’t pull vacuum then...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..Good tips. I did watch videos on that holder bolt thing - which I think I do have. Which is of course behind the hard fuel line. Before...
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Chris64 reacted to 75gmck25's post in the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice. with Like.
Two port fuel pump works fine, but might be a little more prone to vapor lock in really hot weather. If you haven't replaced a fuel...
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Chris64 replied to the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice..I just picked up a new pump - so I have no doubt it will be the fuel sock on the pickup! :hahano: I can't even imagine what that will...
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Chris64 reacted to Grit dog's post in the thread First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice. with Like.
You can always diagnose the fuel pump output vs any blockage from the tank by connecting the pump inlet to a hose in a gas can and see...
