Idles fine then wants to die driving

72dart_swinger said

I think that I am having a fuel starvation problem due to a clogged fuel filter. The motor is a 360 in a 72 dart with an electric fuel pump and a filter before and after the pump. I think the tank is full of crud and stopped up the pre pump filter and is starving the motor. What do you all think?

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I like to put my fuel filter AFTER the fuel pump.

The fuel pump is gravity fed, and the filter is a restriction to the pump "sucking" the fuel through it.

Vs after the pump where it has plenty of pressure to push through the filter with minimal restriction.

You should have the "sock" in the tank on the end of the pick-up to keep dirt from getting to the pump. You may want to make sure that your sock/filter is there and in good shape. I've seen the socks/ get old and crumble, then get sucked in and clog the fuel line.