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Several good points have
been made regarding the pin holed fuel pickup tube and rusted out line. The key
tests here are 1) does it act up when the tank is full or just when the fuel
level is lower, if only when lower then probably a pin holed pickup tube . 2) has a fuel pump volume test been done, spec is probably 1
pint in 30 seconds. This should eliminate the plugged sock and worn pushrod problems
from the list if OK. My 58 had a bunch of weird drivability
symptoms under part to full load which ended up being ignition related,
specifically a coil which scoped perfectly but would short out internally under
certain spark load demands. Have your mechanic do the fuel pump test before
pulling anything apart again, the few minutes spent doing a basic diagnostic
procedure could save many dollars in “I think it might be” repairs.
Guesses are only for problems which are very intermittent or a thorough
diagnosis show no cause. Ernie Thirty years as technician and shop foreman
for one of the other brands. -----Original Message----- Ok
heres the history .. bought a car from club member that hadnt been used in tens
years. Got a rebuilt carb on it and had to get a used gas tank original
was leaking( the mechanic threw the other in the woods? Where's the EPA) .. I
drove it one hour back to Ny in a horrible rain storm,remember? No trouble.
Then I had my local mechanic who knows and has old cars work on it.
Now its been in and out of the shop three times.. as it dies out (starves for
gas ?) going up a steep hill. This last time it wouldn't start again >no gas
coming thru. We have blown out the lines,new fuel cap, got a new fuel
pump, adjusted rebuilt carb, worked on the choke.. changed fuel filter.
Im not sure what else to do.. This week Im having the tank cleaned out and
lines reblown and look inside carb.. Any great wisdom here.. I love driving her
when shes not acting up. So
when I drove her on flat land.. she was fine. As soon as I tried to go up
a steep Hill disaster then she acts up even if land is level.. Help,
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