My jets for the carb came in today and I finally put it all back together and back on the engine. Filled the bowls with gas, and the engine purred like it was started yesterday (not 11 years ago). The catch was that the electric fuel pump was hooked up to a 110 to 12 volt inverter, not to the car battery. I ran the car this way for about 45 minutes to check the coolant, and test the carb. Everything worked great.
I then hooked the positive wire on the fuel pump to the positive terminal on the coil and the negative to a hose bracket on the body. The fuel pump feels much weaker and eventually stops pumping, killing the engine.
Where is the best place to give power to the fuel pump? I've read that the ballast resistor works, but that it also gets hot. I really dread car electronics and barely know anything about them, so any insight would be a big help.
Once again, thanks for everyone helping with this project. I'm thinking if I can get this fuel pump situation ironed out, I'll take it for a short test drive over the weekend.
I then hooked the positive wire on the fuel pump to the positive terminal on the coil and the negative to a hose bracket on the body. The fuel pump feels much weaker and eventually stops pumping, killing the engine.
Where is the best place to give power to the fuel pump? I've read that the ballast resistor works, but that it also gets hot. I really dread car electronics and barely know anything about them, so any insight would be a big help.
Once again, thanks for everyone helping with this project. I'm thinking if I can get this fuel pump situation ironed out, I'll take it for a short test drive over the weekend.
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