bit-a running prob, mk1 keeps dieing out and crying!!

basicallyafter about an hour of driving, the car just does out, i look in the engine and no fuels inside the fuel filter and i have to end up waiting for about 10mins before i can start it again and it begining to suck fuel through as mines a mechanical pump…. this is sooooo not good

ive nearly crashed a few times…
any advice here?

heres my mk1 anyway….

Can't help you on the problem but the black and chrome bumpers are great.

Are the bumpers original or have you replaced them? If so where from cause loads of people on here are after a set!!

Good luck with your problem

Dan

Either your pump is faulty or you have a major air lock , next time it happens whip off the fuel cap and try again . If you here a big rush of air check your tank breather .

Looks good keep us posted ………

ah k ill try it all again, wheres the tank breather?


dano- i bought chrome strips from a local auto store that i have applied to normal black bumpers,

hi mate,

you couldnt show some close up pics of those bumper could ya,

where abouts you based?

Darren

I had a similar problem. It was rust in the fuel tank. You can fix temporarily by blowing down the fuel line from the tank. Undo the pipe at the filter under the bonnet and blow back into the tank till you hear bubling in the petol filler, you need a mate to listen for you.

Its usually the fuel filler neck that rusts and deposits rust in the tank. As you drive the rust gets stuck to the filter in the tank and blocks the flow of petrol.  Some people remove the filter in the petrol tank by first removing the sender unit at the top of the tank to gain acces to it then break it off. You need to remove the back seat first though. Then you can just ensure you change the inline filter in the engine compartment at regular intervals say once a year.

Hope this helps you.

i don't have a cab - it's a hardtop. but just found the filter in the fuel pump (tank side). full of crud. cleaned it out and the car is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better. so much so it's like a new car!

see main post  'problem solved'

mark