[T2] Powerless 1800 cc

[Al Brase]

Definitely fuel starvation. I think there may be a screen insied the stock
pump. Under a brass nut or a cover.
No carb is gonna work without fuel.
Al

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 9:41 AM, John Sheldon <sheldon67 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Ron;
>
> Thank you.
>
> I should have mentioned that as part of the troubleshooting of this
> problem, I had the tank replaced about 6 months ago.  I thought that it
> helped but then again, I did not drive it much over the winter.
>
> I also replaced the filter at the same time.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Bus Depot [mailto:type2 at busdepot.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 10:24 AM
> To: type2 at type2.com
> Cc: 'John Sheldon'
> Subject: RE: [T2] Powerless 1800 cc
>
> > Now, after warming up and running for about 30 minutes, I lose power
> while
> > at speed (55 mph).  When I pull to the side, engine will idle fine after
> > re-starting.  Then, when trying to accelerate, it loses power immediately
> > down to the point that it wants to sputter out.  Re-starting occurs
> again -
> > nice idle then no power when accelerating, etc.
>
> Here is, perhaps, another possibility, although I've only run into it on
> fuel injected Buses - rust and debris in the gas tank which eventually
> worked its way to the orifice at the bottom of the tank due to suction and
> gravity while driving. It clogged the orifice, allowing enough fuel past it
> for the Bus to idle, but not enough to run the engine under load, so it
> would bog down or stall. You pull over, the fuel pump stops pulling and
> everything sloshes around a bit and the debris dislodge, and after a while
> everything works fine until it happens again. I've had this happen on a
> couple of Buses and ended up having to pull the tank. (In one case the fuel
> filter looked almost pristine; the chunks of rust were large enough that
> they never made it out of the tank.) However they were fuel injected Buses
> which require much higher fuel pressure. I've never had it happen
> personally on my carbureted '78 crew cab or any of the carbureted Type 1
> engined Buses I've owned.
>
> Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
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