Pete's 58 Lowlight Karmann Ghia

[Pete]

#24725

Thanks Scott…..if the only difference between installing it fully assembled versus pulling it apart were a lift I’d definitely take you up on that.  I’d hate to haul it all over to your place only to have to do the same disassembly I’m going to do at home.  But if I strike out tonight I’ll let you know.

[Scott Sain]

#24726

Pete wrote:

But if I strike out tonight I’ll let you know.

 

Did the shingles clear up?

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[Pete]

#24727

Scott Sain wrote:

Pete wrote:

But if I strike out tonight I’ll let you know.

Did the shingles clear up?

Mostly.  Feels sort of like I got punched in the eye, but that’s a lot better than my whole head feeling that way.

[Pete]

#24736

Stuff happened tonight!  Nice hump to be over.  All that’s left is to connect heat, fuel line, extend wire harness, check valves, fire up.

[ColeB]

#24737

Hell ya! It looks amazing!

[Pete]

#24739

Thanks Cole!

[WAY2COOL]

#24755

Looks like it’s always been there….very nice !!

KIM
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[JWDII]

#24761

I bet that is a good feeling having that part done. Looks so Nice Pete!

[tlambert]

#24801

Looking good Pete!

Tim

[Pete]

#24803

Thanks everyone!  Hopefully I’ll have some garage time this evening to try and get it started.

[John Jones]

#24805

Pete wrote:

Stuff happened tonight! Nice hump to be over. All that’s left is to connect heat, fuel line, extend wire harness, check valves, fire up.  

 

WOW!!!!! 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Pete]

#24838

Well….fairly good night.  Wiring extended and cleaned up, just need some heat shrink tubing to make a loom.  Runs with gas poured in carbs, but it’s not drawing fuel from the tank.  Fired it over several times for several seconds (it sounds good!), and fuel filter is bone dry.

Ideas?

(and yes, there is gas in the tank 😁)

[JWDII]

#24840

Pete, I don’t think you have a fuel tap but if you did make sure that is open. I had to unhook my full line at the fuel pump and suck gas from the tank to the back on my split when I tried to fire it. It would never suck the fuel back on its own. I figured maybe it was vapor/ vacuum locked , or the full pumps just don’t pump air well enough to suck it back with out purging the line.

Once I sucked enough fuel back to fill my in line filter she fired off with minimal turnovers of the 25 hp.

Just a thought and my experience,  I’m no expert.

[Pete]

#24842

Thanks John.  I slept on it (why it’s sometimes good to walk away from things) and have a few ideas, one was as you suggested and use my vacuum brake bleeder to see if I can pull fuel through the line.  I did try the reserve tap in both directions.

I noticed when I connected the new fuel line at the pan that it didn’t leak any gas when I removed the plugged line.  It was dripping gas a little when we took it to the body shop…I’m wondering if the fuel line at the tank was clamped and forgotten?  I’ll have to look at that too.

[Franz]

#24847

Those old pumps can be hard to prime sometimes.

If you blow compressed air in the fuel tank(seal the filler opening with a rag) to slightly pressurize the tank, it will push the fuel through the valves in the pump, thus priming it.

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