Well I tried to drive my 52 to work today, made it about 5 miles and went dead after some sputering . Poped the hood and saw the bowl dry. Not that it means anything but the pump is new. After playing around for a bit I turned the motor over a few times and it fired and the bowl filled back up and I was off again for another mile. After looking under the hood some more with it idleing I noticed that little fuel was entering the bowl. O/T but glass bowls are the chite. So I was wondering if it could be the pump or vapor lock since the the fuel line runs on top of the motor like they do. Anybody had a problem like this before?

 

or some dirt chunks in the fuel tank.

 

Hard to believe the engine was that hot in 5 minutes, or that it's 90+ in Mississippi already!

More likely your fuel lines TO the pump are plugged. After sitting a minute, enough gas worked past the blockage to get it going again.

 

5 miles lol, its in the 80s here

 

I have ran the truck around the house quite a bit, but this was the first time I have ran it for any length of time. After it cooled it seams to be pumping ok. Dirt could be playing a part too. The pump I have does have a glass bowl on it to and I have seen some trash in it.

 

My vote is on a blocked line too. Even in the 80's, I just don't think it would be hot enough, especially if it was not running hot last summer and fall when you were driving it regularly. BTW, I drove mine to work today for the first time this spring too. It's been a really long cold winter here.

 

This is the first time driving it really. Kinda wish I would have went IFS now lol, city traffic is alittle crazy here in the capital city

 

On the BonusBuilts, the fuel line comes out of the bottom of the tank, runs low along the frame, then rises up to the engine. The line along the frame is the low point of the system and collects fine rust particles from the tank. I couldn't get the line clean no matter what I tried, so I finally replaced it. I took the old line and beat on it with a hammer to loosen the stuff, I couldn't believe how much there was! At least a pound of very fine rust. Since I replaced it I haven't had a single problem.

 

I'm lucky there. My drive is 11 miles down a 2 lane country road. Look on the bright side, you could have had my experience last fall. It was a beautiful day and I drove mine on a Monday morning. The little bar that connects the throttle linkage with the accelerator pump popped out when I had the the gas pedal on the floor. Whoooppeeeee!! I drove it with the key switch for about a mile before I could get it off the road.

 

mine is doing that I really hope is the fuel line or the fuel filter.I know the pump is working.
I would hate to buy another carb

 

Drove it some more this afternoon. Bowl on carb and fuel pump looks clean. Think it have something to do with everything warming up or the pump intermittently working .

 

I don't believe in vapor-lock. In 10 years and approx 80,000 miles I have never had an instance of VL. I've driven as far south as Wichita, Denver and St Louis.

I do believe in junk in the tank, junk in the line, holes in the rubber hose that allows it to pull air instead of fuel, all the above in combination, etc. I've had all this stuff happen.

For your own sake, don't run it anymore without a plastic fuel filter - like NAPA gold 3002 - inline before the pump. The glass bowl on the pump and the screen isn't a filter, just a strainer to keep dead birds and clumps of grass out of the carb. It will let rust and fine debris into your carb and plug up the fine orifices - then you will be hunting a new carb.

 

Do you have an electric fuel pump as well or just the stock mechanical pump? Is the carb and/or fuel pump rebuilt? Did you ever have your fuel tank cleaned and coated? Do you have a fuel filter between the fuel tank and the pump, and then another one between the pump and the carb?

I've never had any vapor lock issues with my 52 (also 215). I'm betting that it's dirt in the fuel lines.

I've had a similar thing happen in my Airflow about two years ago. I drove it for about 10 miles and parked it. Got in it, started and drove away. About a mile down the road it died. I pulled off to the side, waited and started it again. Went down the road about another mile and died. Got gas thinking that I was running low. After a half a tank, still died down the road. When I finally limped home, I removed the fuel filter that's between the electric fuel pump and the mechanical fuel pump. I banged it on the ground and a bunch of fine rust partcles came out. After that, I had the tank cleaned out and coated and replaced the fuel filter. Haven't had a problem since.

 

X2 on the dirty fuel system. Clean the tank, replace the lines, run good filters and throw an extra in the glove box.

 

I had a similar problem 2 summers ago. I think it was, among several problems, an old fuel filter. So I put a new inline filter between the tank and pump and between the pump and carb. I was still having problems so I then had the local garage look at it. They know the truck and know old vehicles. They took the one filter off and said with 2 filters it made it harder for the pump to pull and push the gas to the carb.

What do you think? if so, is it better to have the filter before or after the pump?