) or a defective pump (of course that must be the problem).I disconnected the hose from the cold start valve and connected my test hose running to a clear plastic container that I had marked off at 2 liters, which should have taken 2 minutes or less to fill according to the AFC manual.
When I fired up the pump, it was making its noise, and fuel was BARELY coming out of the hose. Yikes! I disconnected the fuel filter and looked down inside the inlet. It looked clean and was not full of rust or gunk. I was able to blow through it easily.
So, I hooked up my air compressor and forced air back up the line to the tank. Apparently, debris must have collected at the tank outlet because after I did that, fuel was flowing like crazy. The pump put out 2 liters of fuel in 45 seconds, and stopped making noise!
Using the access hole cut by a previous owner, I pulled out the fuel gauge sender to have a peek into the tank. It does not appear rusty at all, even at the seams (as best I could tell with a bright flashlight and a mirror), but I did see a number of small pieces of debris laying on the bottom of the tank which I assume I've redistributed by blowing in the compressed air.
This is not a permanent fix, but I'm wondering how long it might be until the junk collects enough to cause blockage again??? I'm guessing a lot of this collected when I completely drained my tank for the engine removal a couple of months back.
Thoughts? Thanks!
