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Well, I've fixed my Deuce I think. Since I got so many suggestions about fuel filters, I bought a new set. I replaced the in-tank pump and checked and reset the primary filter to no avail. On Saturday I went to the hangar and pulled the secondary and final fuel filters. When I pulled the...

Don't have a flame heater. I'll check that the vent is properly operational this weekend.

Don't have a flame heater. I'll check that the vent is properly operational this weekend.

After I replaced the pump, I pulled the line apart under the IP and turned in the pump. The amount of fuel that the new pump put out was quite impressive. I don't run straight emo by the way. I dilute it with enough Jet A or diesel for it to be very thin. Even when the clear plastic line was...

I have replaced all three filters since initial restoration. I am certain they are properly installed. I am planning to replace all three next weekend, just because... I filter my WMO to 1 micron with three Duda Diesel filters. I use a 10 micron inside a 5 micron inside a 1 micron. I have also...

I replaced the in-tank fuel pump with a new one made by Parker Airborne that I bought from Beltfed34 on eBay. That thing slings fuel like I could water my lawn with it! However. I still have the same problem. The primary filter is not likely a restriction, although it was 11pm when I finished...

A little. We're thinking there's a weak seal somewhere possibly inside the IP and when it has to pull hard to get fuel from the tank 3 feet below, plus the higher viscosity of the fuel is likely causing the unknown seal to leak. I bought a completely new set of filters and a new pump last...

Just so everyone knows, I don't run straight filtered used motor oil. First of all much of my free fuel is very heavy weight oil from radial aircraft engines. I thin it with Jet A (like kerosene) so that it's pretty thin. It's not as thin as diesel, but it is much thinner than straight aircraft...

Well, BlueDeuce and I worked on the truck on Sunday afternoon down at the hangar. We discovered something interesting. While experimenting to see where air might be entering the fuel system, I replaced the short piece of rubber hose on the driver's side underneath the IP and steering box, with a...

Unfortunately, my real job as a highly paid, top secret spy for the federal government on Internet forums, will keep me busy until next weekend. I'm looking at a few possibilities, including the primary filter sucking air despite proper torque and a new filter gasket. Also the in-tank pump...

I replaced the rubber line on the pump in the tank, and have replaced the rubber line under the steering gear. I have removed and reinstalled the primary filter. The only other thing I can do to the primary filter is try to find another gasket. The symptoms are like this: I purge air from the...

OK. I managed to get her to the hangar. Took FOUR stops in 8 miles to get her there. Each time it seems like the tank pump wasn't lifting fuel into the filters, but after a minute or two it would begin to push the air out and then push fuel out of the vent from the top of the two final filters...

Well at least I've met two local MV owners! I'm P O'd I can't drive the deuce on Wednesday, but stuff happens. Once I get her to where I can work on her I'll let everyone know through this thread what it takes to fix her..

Once I get 'er towed into the hangar, I'm going to do what has been mentioned about fuel lines. I'm almost believing there's a blockage somewhere downstream of the primary filter. the primary filter gasket is new/clean/tight and I know there's no blockage between the tank and the primary as it...

Well it's definitely NOT the primary fuel filter. I took that apart, cleaned, checked and reassembled it. I got about 5 miles with three stops to purge the air from the top of the second and final filter. I think there's a blockage somewhere, as there's no fuel coming out of the top of the...

OK. I'll bite. How can I suck air from the primary filter, when the tank pump should be pressurizing that filter along with the other two?

some months ago my M35A2C (1979 AMG) started hiccupin badly suddenly, and began acting like a gas engine with someone removing power to the spark. I thought I had some bad fuel. It was a combination of JetA and WMO that I had filtered. I took the tank pump out, cleaned out the fuel tank, and...