Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day

Spyphish · 07-01-2018, 09:10 AM

Well, the Bluesmobile made it to the last day of the Great Race. Would not start this morning due to fuel pump failure. IF any racers close by have a generic 12V 3/8 line pump/wire/clamps/hose etc, we could bypass the stock setup. All the stores are closed and we are at the Marriott downtown. I can get it going when the stores open but thought I would ask the racing cloud.....Thanks and have a great holiday. Stephen 337-499-44 three five

SPS · 07-01-2018, 03:13 PM

Message Sharon Holmes Riley on FB.
They live right there. Bruce will surely be able to help.
FJ

Spyphish · 07-01-2018, 09:38 PM

Thanks to all that reached out. Parts stores should be open Monday and about an hour job to fix it. We have tools. Great firework show in Halifax so it's not like we are stranded. Just missed the finish line celebration so Corky Coker had to sing Soul Man. LOL Jake

4406mopar · 07-01-2018, 11:28 PM

Check the fuel pump pushrod. They can wear one end off and be too short to actuate the pump. When you look at it the center is larger diameter and machined smooth, each end should be the same length.

Spyphish · 07-02-2018, 05:01 PM

Quick update. We cut in an electric pump and it worked about a mile and lost prime. I noticed a gas drip spot under the tank in the over height parking garage so we have an air/gas leak at the tank. When it started with the electric pump, the remaining fuel in the manual line pumped out all over engine so it works. It is a blockage or air leak at the tank. Triple A has it at Coast Tire on Young Street, Halifax (closed) which is observing their holiday today. SO, if anyone knows someone there, give them a jingle as we are a LONG way from Louisiana. Thanks, Phish 337-499-44 three five

larrylomascolo · 07-02-2018, 05:44 PM

Phish,i bet you have pin holes in line on top of tank.tank has to drop,had the same problem

d miller · 07-02-2018, 06:44 PM

why not run hose from the pump down the tank fill tube. at least thay would get you back on the road till you can find a place that's open-heck ya could probably drive it like that all the way back to the swamps

dartman · 07-02-2018, 06:58 PM

I just pulled in the driveway from camping this weekend I can look at that it tomorrow morning (Tuesday)if you’d like just crossed bridge.

Spyphish · 07-02-2018, 09:23 PM

Thanks to all that have reached out. We dropped/cleaned the tank last year, new sending unit, hoses and seal and it ran fine last Great Race. Mark Howes has me a close by contact if we have schedule problems at Coast Tire. It's a 1006 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, bad prime, half of pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we are wearing sunglasses!!!! Phish

Great Race had a Mustang upside down wreck (both folks survived), a brake loss on MT. Washington and a fellow racer blocked run away car with his 66.5 Stang to save a cliff dive (certain death), racer heart attack last night. GOOD GRIEF puts my little fuel problem in perspective. Hope I can make it back for USNATS. The blue car!

Spyphish · 07-03-2018, 03:07 PM

Shout out to Mark Howes who set me up with 1231 E/SA 71 Demon
Kelly MacKay . Nice shop, dropped tank and went thru every piece of the fuel delivery system. No major flaws so we think the screen (sock) in the tank slid and blocked the flow. Will set sail in the AM and see what happens. Thanks again Mark, Kelly and his staff. Great shop with great tunes. Phish

07-01-2018, 09:10 AM	#1
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Well, the Bluesmobile made it to the last day of the Great Race. Would not start this morning due to fuel pump failure. IF any racers close by have a generic 12V 3/8 line pump/wire/clamps/hose etc, we could bypass the stock setup. All the stores are closed and we are at the Marriott downtown. I can get it going when the stores open but thought I would ask the racing cloud.....Thanks and have a great holiday. Stephen 337-499-44 three five Attached Thumbnails

07-01-2018, 03:13 PM	#2
SPS Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cayuga, Canada Posts: 298 Likes: 37 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Message Sharon Holmes Riley on FB. They live right there. Bruce will surely be able to help. FJ

07-01-2018, 09:38 PM	#3
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Thanks to all that reached out. Parts stores should be open Monday and about an hour job to fix it. We have tools. Great firework show in Halifax so it's not like we are stranded. Just missed the finish line celebration so Corky Coker had to sing Soul Man. LOL Jake

07-01-2018, 11:28 PM	#4
4406mopar Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 232 Likes: 168 Liked 113 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Check the fuel pump pushrod. They can wear one end off and be too short to actuate the pump. When you look at it the center is larger diameter and machined smooth, each end should be the same length.

07-02-2018, 05:01 PM	#5
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Quick update. We cut in an electric pump and it worked about a mile and lost prime. I noticed a gas drip spot under the tank in the over height parking garage so we have an air/gas leak at the tank. When it started with the electric pump, the remaining fuel in the manual line pumped out all over engine so it works. It is a blockage or air leak at the tank. Triple A has it at Coast Tire on Young Street, Halifax (closed) which is observing their holiday today. SO, if anyone knows someone there, give them a jingle as we are a LONG way from Louisiana. Thanks, Phish 337-499-44 three five

07-02-2018, 05:44 PM	#6
larrylomascolo Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario,canada Posts: 440 Likes: 70 Liked 66 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Phish,i bet you have pin holes in line on top of tank.tank has to drop,had the same problem

07-02-2018, 06:44 PM	#7
d miller Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: canada Posts: 6 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day why not run hose from the pump down the tank fill tube. at least thay would get you back on the road till you can find a place that's open-heck ya could probably drive it like that all the way back to the swamps

07-02-2018, 06:58 PM	#8
dartman Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N.S. CANADA Posts: 498 Likes: 160 Liked 68 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day I just pulled in the driveway from camping this weekend I can look at that it tomorrow morning (Tuesday)if you’d like just crossed bridge. __________________ 1231 FS/D Drag Pak 1231 E/SA 71 Demon Kelly MacKay Last edited by dartman; 07-03-2018 at 02:27 PM.

07-02-2018, 09:23 PM	#9
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Thanks to all that have reached out. We dropped/cleaned the tank last year, new sending unit, hoses and seal and it ran fine last Great Race. Mark Howes has me a close by contact if we have schedule problems at Coast Tire. It's a 1006 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, bad prime, half of pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we are wearing sunglasses!!!! Phish Great Race had a Mustang upside down wreck (both folks survived), a brake loss on MT. Washington and a fellow racer blocked run away car with his 66.5 Stang to save a cliff dive (certain death), racer heart attack last night. GOOD GRIEF puts my little fuel problem in perspective. Hope I can make it back for USNATS. The blue car!

07-03-2018, 03:07 PM	#10
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Broke down in Halifax on Canada Day Shout out to Mark Howes who set me up with 1231 E/SA 71 Demon Kelly MacKay . Nice shop, dropped tank and went thru every piece of the fuel delivery system. No major flaws so we think the screen (sock) in the tank slid and blocked the flow. Will set sail in the AM and see what happens. Thanks again Mark, Kelly and his staff. Great shop with great tunes. Phish