D13000 Fuel Problem

Check for vacuum in the tank again? Run it with the cap off as a test?

Any pictures of the shovel?

[quote="ccjersey"]Check for vacuum in the tank again? Run it with the cap off as a test?

Any pictures of the shovel?[/quote]

The last time it died, I ran back quickly and took the cap off and there was no vacuum. But I could try tomorrow with the cap off. This machine is a 1947 38-B. Thanks, Dave[attachment=20300]DSC00538.jpg[/attachment]

What have you got for fuel pressure?

Many years before I bought this machine, the gauge cluster was stolen and the previous owners plugged everything off so they could keep running the machine. I should have replaced everything but I just never took the time. Thanks, Dave

Yesterday I took my fuel line going from the supply pump to the tank off and there were chunks of old wasps holding the check valve ball open. I cleaned it out and reassembled it and the machine now runs fine. But I don't understand why the other times when I would start the machine it would pump the fuel back up and run fine for about 15 minutes. Then it must have lost its prime while running. Also I put a gauge on my fuel filter housing where the original gauge is supposed to be plugged in. The gauge needle bounces between 7 and 12 pounds while idling. What should this pressure be? Is this pressure before the filters or after? The machine seems to run great now. Thanks Dave