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dandan
04-11-06, 01:34 PM
Hello peeps.

As you may have guessed from the title I am having a few probs with my nova.
I first thought it was the fuel pump as there was petrol in the tank and after doing the stupid, confirmed that there was fuel in the pipe. However there was no fuel going to the carb. Having poured a small amount of fuel directly into the carb it fired.
Assumpution........ fuel pump!

Replaced the aforementioned but still nothing and to top it off I cant seem to pull any fuel through from the tank manually despite the usually reliable gauge showing that there is a quarter of the tank?

Its a 1987 1.2 Nova (carb and mech fuel pump)

I am stumped and need help (with the car first, then we'll worry about me!)

dannyb
04-11-06, 01:48 PM
Fuel blockage between the pump and carb? Have you run it dry at all mate?

SRI crazy
09-11-06, 02:34 PM
either u hav a blocked fuel line or a serious air leak somehwhere

dandan
02-12-06, 01:25 AM
Turned out to be the latter!

Cheers all