AAAAAAHHHHH....help!!!!
I have a 1977 Spider and am in somewhat of a pickle. It has been running great, but recently I have had a little problem. After the car warms up it seems sluggish at about 40 mph. This usually happens after a couple of miles running fine. Then the engine dies. I have to use starter fluid to get it started again it gets me back to the house again and dies in front of the driveway. I have checked the fuel filter and fuel pump. I finally put a clear fuel filter on. You can see that when the engine is cool and you turn the car on it pulls fuel into the filter. After the car warms up there is no fuel in the filter and the car dies. I have tried multiple fuel filters and fuel pumps. Is there something else that I am missing. This is going to drive me insane.....I have been working with this problem for a couple of months now. I have yet to come up with a solution. Help me!!
Fuel Problem
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rlux4
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- Your car is a: 1982 2000 Spider
- Location: Granite Falls, Wa
Re: Fuel Problem
Have you checked the lines at the fuel tank for kinks? If they're not kinked, you may need to disconnect them and check by blowing in them to see if they have maybe collapsed on the inside. Sounds kinda like a flow problem.
Ron
Ron
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Ernie
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- Your car is a: 1978 Fiat Spider
- Location: Huntsville, AL
Re: Fuel Problem
spudz,
I had a similar problem when I first got my '78 Spider. I found out the rubber hose connection to the metal fuel line was loose. I guess the fuel pump was sucking air.
All I did to fix it was to put new hose clamps on all the fuel connections.
Another thing to check is to try driving around a bit with the gas cap loose. You might have a problem with the gas tank not venting. I had that problem when I removed all the air pollution stuff. I fixed it by drilling a small hole in the gas cap.
Ernie
I had a similar problem when I first got my '78 Spider. I found out the rubber hose connection to the metal fuel line was loose. I guess the fuel pump was sucking air.
All I did to fix it was to put new hose clamps on all the fuel connections.
Another thing to check is to try driving around a bit with the gas cap loose. You might have a problem with the gas tank not venting. I had that problem when I removed all the air pollution stuff. I fixed it by drilling a small hole in the gas cap.
Ernie
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mbouse
Re: Fuel Problem
there are a series of steel lines and rubber hoses connecting them between your carburetor and your fuel tank.
i would suggest that you be the first one in the history of this car to replace 100% of those lines at some time in the near future. my mechanic says rubber parts should be replaced every five years...although i think his aeronautical background is a bit too cautious, i do agree that fuel lines (especially those that pass thru the cabin) should be replaced once or twice in 30 some years.
second, i would suggest pulling the sending unit from the fuel tank and checking the sock filter for gunk.
i would suggest that you be the first one in the history of this car to replace 100% of those lines at some time in the near future. my mechanic says rubber parts should be replaced every five years...although i think his aeronautical background is a bit too cautious, i do agree that fuel lines (especially those that pass thru the cabin) should be replaced once or twice in 30 some years.
second, i would suggest pulling the sending unit from the fuel tank and checking the sock filter for gunk.