The Ford Barn

samsonized · 08-29-2021, 07:16 PM

went to start my 36 woodie for the first time today. all new completely restored car. new drake tank. have both a mechanical and electric pump. put 4 gallons of gas in the tank and could not get the electric or the mechanical pump to prime. took hose off of pump inlet and out it in a gas tank primed right away and started up and ran great on the mechanical or the electric pump. with nothing in the outlet bung on the tank no fuel comes out. any suggestions

ford38v8 · 08-29-2021, 07:54 PM

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Sounds like you're pulling air. Either a leak at a fitting, or the in-tank tube doesn't extend low enough in the tank to pick up the fuel.

08-29-2021, 07:16 PM	#1
samsonized Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 562	1936 woodie gas tank went to start my 36 woodie for the first time today. all new completely restored car. new drake tank. have both a mechanical and electric pump. put 4 gallons of gas in the tank and could not get the electric or the mechanical pump to prime. took hose off of pump inlet and out it in a gas tank primed right away and started up and ran great on the mechanical or the electric pump. with nothing in the outlet bung on the tank no fuel comes out. any suggestions

08-29-2021, 07:54 PM	#2
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,279	Re: 1936 woodie gas tank Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Sounds like you're pulling air. Either a leak at a fitting, or the in-tank tube doesn't extend low enough in the tank to pick up the fuel. __________________ Alan