[T2] Powerless 1800 cc

[Al Brase]

That bus still has the mechanical pump underneath? Sometimes the push rod
wears, reducing the stroke. Really a good system, but a few things wear
out. The rod rides on eccentric on the end of the cam. That part will never
fail.

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018, 1:59 PM <accessys at smart.net> wrote:

>
> years ago I had a similar problem, drove me nuts for about 6 months.
> turned out to be a pinhole leak in the vacuum side of the fuel line. when
> things were cold it was tight as a drum but as the engine compartment got
> warm the rubber softened up enough it started sucking air thru the hole.
>    replaced the fuel lines and problem was solved.
>      just a thought and suggestion. fuel line is cheap
>
> Bob
>
> On Thu, 19 Apr 2018, Al Brase wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:53:36 -0500
> > From: Al Brase <alribee at gmail.com>
> > To: John Sheldon <sheldon67 at verizon.net>
> > Cc: Type 2 <type2 at type2.com>
> > Subject: Re: [T2] Powerless 1800 cc
> >
> > 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.
> >> www.busdepot.com
> >>
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