No fuel to Carburetor

[DuganNukem]

Ok, everyone. I need some help. I've looked through old topics but the answer may be too far back.

I purchased my 1972 124 spider last Friday and drove it about 5 miles home. Had a few issues with it missing but made it home without dying and wasn't overheating. I then attempted to drive it around the block later that night. Started up just fine...better than it ever had. Made it half way around the block before it died. There were no misses, just dead. Waited a few seconds, cranked it and it fired up, but immediately died again.

We put more fuel in the car, but ended up pushing it home (heavier than I expected!). The next day, I put a clear fuel filter on between the mechanical fuel pump and the carburetor. Cranked it for a while, but no fuel came into the filter. So, I installed a new fuel pump and changed the fuel hoses related to the pump.

This did not resolve the issue. Please help! I'm open to any ideas you may have. I am thinking about removing the gas tank, cleaning it out, blowing out the fuel lines, and looking for check valves. I also noticed a "gasoline fumes filter" (can't quite read the lettering) in the trunk, near the left quarter panel. Is this necessary? I live in Louisiana and we don't have smog and emissions testing. Is there a way I can simplify the fuel system, while fixing all of this?

Again, any help is appreciated. I just want to get it running, so I can start work on everything else!

[DuganNukem]

Removed and leaned out the fuel tank. The sending unit and the screen on it looked good. I used compressed air to blow out the fuel line from the engine compartment back to the tank and it was clean. Going to double check that I installed the fuel pump correctly and try again. Please let me know if any of you have other ideas for me to try.

[architect]

Try without the fuel cap on. See what happens.

I just posted about my experience.

http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=34583

[bobplyler]

The arm in the fuel pump HAS to be OVER the eccentric on the aux shaft. It's a little hard to get it in that way.

[DuganNukem]

The arm in the fuel pump HAS to be OVER the eccentric on the aux shaft. It's a little hard to get it in that way.

I watched a video about the position of the aux shaft when installing the new pump. It said that the Mark on the aux pulley needed to be in the 7-8 o'clock position. I used a wrench to turn the pulley to what I thought was the right position and then installed the new fuel pump. After cranking for a while, I was still getting no fuel to the carb. I removed the pump and saw some wear on the left side of the pump arm. I think I didn't get it on the eccentric.
Going to try again and fill the bowl in the carb with fuel this time. I was told that just cranking the starter may not be high enough RPM to suck fuel after draining the lines. The bowl in the carb is also dry from the initial fuel delivery failure. I'll let you all know how it goes. Thanks for the feedback!

[sptcoupe]

When you installed the clear fuel filter, did that replace the old filter? Is it possible there is an old (and clogged) filter still lurking under the car somewhere?

[DuganNukem]

When you installed the clear fuel filter, did that replace the old filter? Is it possible there is an old (and clogged) filter still lurking under the car somewhere?

No old filter that I know of. I used compressed air and blew air towards the rear of the car from the engine compartment. I had a friend check that air was coming out the other end. I removed the pump and reinstalled. This time, I left the fuel hoses off and had My GF crank the engine while I felt for air being pumped through the new fuel pump. I couldn't feel anything. Prior to installing, I held the pump in my hands, I moved the pump lever and could feel a quick burst of air. Not feeling that with it installed. Am I getting the position wrong during the installation?