Fuel filters

[sutton4ord]

As my brains are shot to bits ive had fuel problems started to go 2 bromley didnt make it fuel starvation turned round came back almost got home broke down took tops of carbs bone dry fill with petrol managed 2 get home,changed pump put new little common plastic see through filter on but dosnt seem 2 fill up only quarter of the way then goes down 2 a dribble then comes up again, I thought these always kept 3 quarters full just dont want to go on a long run and run out of petrol again , Could it be shitty tank but fuel in filter looks ok or poss worn cam

[BaileyMex]

i had a massive headache issues a couple of years back with fuel problems, traced it back to the electric fuel pump itself,

 

Is the pump OK?

[sutton4ord]

Put another pump on even took pipe of carb put in a jar pumps ok but filter dosnt fill up this is im wondering worn cam or partly block tank ,take some fuel go on a run i guess.

[BaileyMex]

are you running a pressure regulator?

 

if so

 

What PSI are you running to the carbs?

[sutton4ord]

No just normal pump have done for 4 years with no prob

[flyingbanana]

i had same sort of issues the other month...kept dying when getting up to speed but was fine at lower speeds....took me ages to find it after checking and replacing pump etc diconnect the pipe before the fuel filter and also tank side and blow back through it....i had something stuck half way across

[Tom]

I dont know about anglias but escorts have a little filter inside the tank above the outlet pipe. On colins car we cut the pipe coming out of the tank (dont try and undo the union it'll all be siezed and a 5 min job will soon turn into a 4hr one) put an airline up it and blow back into the tank.

 

I think this ruins the internal filter but i have done it 3 cars with no further problems

[sutton4ord]

That was my next plan time 2 wet my lips and give it a good blow , Mrs always said anglia comes 1st.