Car runs from a jerry can...
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but not from the tank?
what does that mean?
i could list all the problems but would be forever but basically my calibra won't start unless i put a pipe from a jerry can straight to the pump.
i have half a tank of petrol so its def not empty
i have also inspected inside the tank and it seems very tidy, ie no blockages etc.\
any ideas would be great!
what does that mean?
i could list all the problems but would be forever but basically my calibra won't start unless i put a pipe from a jerry can straight to the pump.
i have half a tank of petrol so its def not empty
i have also inspected inside the tank and it seems very tidy, ie no blockages etc.\
any ideas would be great!
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i inspected it out of the tank, it seemed fine and the filter was clean, even ran a compressor through it to clear any crap ![Sad](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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umm the pump is an external pump, the pick up from the tank sits in a swirl pot inside the tank. does that make sense to you?
so fuel is picked up from a swirlpot in the tank and sent through a pipe to the pump mounted just outside the tank.
so fuel is picked up from a swirlpot in the tank and sent through a pipe to the pump mounted just outside the tank.
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so i'm assuming you have the pump mounted lower/at the same level of the base of the tank?
might sound a obvious question but you'd be suprised what people do!
might sound a obvious question but you'd be suprised what people do!
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Yep i see your point! Basically the tank / pump have not moved from their original positions, all bolted up where it should be, although i had the jerry can higher when i tried that.
im running out of ideas or wondering if im even looking in the right places for the fault?
im running out of ideas or wondering if im even looking in the right places for the fault?
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i would say prehaps the pump is on the way out and it can't suck the fuel as well which is why when you literally have it gravity fed, i.e. in a jerry can higher, it works.
But run it past someone like chip first as i'm not too sure!
But run it past someone like chip first as i'm not too sure!
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i thought this too so i borrowed a pump off my mates 2litre nova and same problem as using my original pump, which he has on his car now an runs sweet
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i don't know, i'm running out of ideas on that one, possibly fuel contamination perhaps?
so let me get this right, you have the pump with the pick up in the swirl pot and it doesn't work, yet when you join the jerry can to the feed on the pump it works? so you must have a problem with the feed to the pump, blockage or something.
so let me get this right, you have the pump with the pick up in the swirl pot and it doesn't work, yet when you join the jerry can to the feed on the pump it works? so you must have a problem with the feed to the pump, blockage or something.
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Originally Posted by James
i don't know, i'm running out of ideas on that one, possibly fuel contamination perhaps?
so let me get this right, you have the pump with the pick up in the swirl pot and it doesn't work, yet when you join the jerry can to the feed on the pump it works? so you must have a problem with the feed to the pump, blockage or something.
so let me get this right, you have the pump with the pick up in the swirl pot and it doesn't work, yet when you join the jerry can to the feed on the pump it works? so you must have a problem with the feed to the pump, blockage or something.
unless the seal on the tank hasn't been completely tight, would that cause some kind of airlock?
does it sound like i need to drop the tank again?
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Originally Posted by Dan@Rapid-Ford
Have you blocked the vent when putting it back in?
Like a straw with your finger over the end?
Like a straw with your finger over the end?
as long as the problem is 99% conected to the fueling from the tank i at least have something to go on, been up an down the car checking everything from ignition down to the wiring to the injectors!!
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