Just got back from lake testing my rebuilt 3.0 L

[Big-E]

Ok guys , Just got back and good news!! She floats!!!!<br /><br />anyway it idles perfect and runs to 2 grand like a dream... After 2 grand she stumbles. I had my dad drive and looke down car and saw fuel spitting down carb. We are thinking she has a bad fuel pump cause it sounds like its running lean of fuel. The plugs were fouled but i think they got taht way when i 1st started motor and had dist 180. I changed plugs and runs the same way. One question i have is should this fuel pump have enough pressure so that when i take fitting off the carb shouldnt fuel drip/come out of line a bit? Cuase when i take line off i get 0 gas comming from line. <br /><br />thanks guys, <br /><br />also does napa or disount sell fuel pumps for my little 89 3.0? <br /><br />Big-E

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Just got back from lake testing my rebuilt 3.0 L

Napa sells fuel pumps. I believe in certain maunuals it will give you a volume amount the pump must do while cranking. You would put the fuel line into a jar (with coil wire removed) and see how much of the jar fills up.<br /><br />Certain marine fuel pumps are directly vented into the intake for safety with an additional line. If you have fuel in that vent line then the fuel pump is bad.<br /><br />Bob

 

[jeff13601]

Re: Just got back from lake testing my rebuilt 3.0 L

I believe that you have the pump with the water seperator like mine. Mine wasnt working well so I took it apart and cleaned everything and sprayed it with wd 40 and it worked after that. I believe the pump you need is about 125. 00. I took mine to Auto Zone but they didnt have anything that was close to the hookups

 

[tommays]

Re: Just got back from lake testing my rebuilt 3.0 L

how bought a temp fuel line with a pressure guage so you can tell whats realy going on <br /><br /><br />then if its low you wont be wasteing money<br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[Big-E]

Re: Just got back from lake testing my rebuilt 3.0 L

Hey guys, thanks for your replies.. Well i was tinkering with the boat and one of my older neibors came over and said to check the points. (im 25 so i dont have much exp with them) i had them adj way wrong.. I adj then to what the manuel says and fired her up.. WOW she will rev like crazy and sounds like a real hot rod now. BTW i pulled the fuel pump outlet off to carb and it pumps lots of gas. <br /><br />BTW my vent line had no gas in it.. I think shes ready for shack down cruise 2 tomorrow.. Hey thats why they call them shake down cruisers.. <br /><br />thanks for the quick replays guys<br /><br />later, <br /><br />Big-E