Reply To: Fuel pump not working

Hi All,

Sorry it’s been so long in replying but I have just finished putting my home back into habitation after my flood

today was the first time I have been able to address my fuel problem, I was going to attend a car meet where our Northern Section usually meet in Wrightington but this Sunday is the only free day I have in coming weeks

I followed all the advice given before buying a new pump and have successfully overcome the problem, I attached a 100ml syringe to the inlet of the fuel pump and gently pumped petrol to what is essentially a very dry diaphragm I gave this 20 minutes to soak in and useded the priming lever to prime the carburettor turned it over and the engine sprung back into life? I ran this for some time by topping up the syringe

I then attached the syringe to the pipe from the tank and gently pumped petrol back to the tank with the fuel filler cap off, connected back all of the hoses and problem looks to be solved, I have leak checked the whole system and all is fine

In the meantime I have purchased fuel filters and a one way line valve ready to fit once a more lengthy road test is completed, I had all but written off 2018 cruising in the Traction but thanks to Bryan Davy Bernie and Alastair’s help I can now enjoy whats left of the weather to get the odd day out. Thank Guys