Real Life Roadkill-type Stories
Last year travelling to Carlisle the car kept wanting to stall out while cruising. I had installed an electric fuel pump, just to prime the carb when the car sat for a week or so. It had a momentary switch only, tucked way under the dash. I ended up having to keep reaching down and pushing the switch to refill the carb, eventually every 30 seconds or so. When we got to Carlisle my buddy and I ended up wiring up a toggle switch in the hotel parking lot and it got me back home (8 hour drive). When I got home I found the culprit, a worn out pump pushrod. I just finished a proper wiring job with a relay for this year's trip, and bought a spare fuel pump. The year before it was a voltage regulator that pegged and almost boiled the battery. This year, who knows???
Last year travelling to Carlisle the car kept wanting to stall out while cruising. I had installed an electric fuel pump, just to prime the carb when the car sat for a week or so. It had a momentary switch only, tucked way under the dash. I ended up having to keep reaching down and pushing the switch to refill the carb, eventually every 30 seconds or so. When we got to Carlisle my buddy and I ended up wiring up a toggle switch in the hotel parking lot and it got me back home (8 hour drive). When I got home I found the culprit, a worn out pump pushrod. I just finished a proper wiring job with a relay for this year's trip, and bought a spare fuel pump. The year before it was a voltage regulator that pegged and almost boiled the battery. This year, who knows???