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Not the distributor - but what?

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I decided to go with an inline Carter pump. I installed it last night, and it seems to be working well. I'll need to get it out on the road for 30 or 40 minutes to know for sure if this will fix it for good. Winter's coming, sure hope there's still a driving window left for me to do this.

Tim
 
Me again, with an update, but this time with egg-on-face. :blush: I got the new fuel pump installed and it sounded good. Had fuel flowing well with gas line disconnected. Hooked everything back up, started the car, and within 30 seconds it died, just like before. This time, however, I could not hear the fuel pump running once it died, which is not something I was listening for previously. No fuel pump noise. So pulled out my circuit tester and found no power at the pump. Checked the ground, it was good. Checked the wiring diagram and found that the circuit runs through the ignition switch. AHA! I think to myself, a faulty ignition switch. So I pulled the steering column cover off and fault tested those circuits, but all were good. OK, that means I had to start testing for short circuits as I worked my way back to the fuse box, which had full power on the circuit. Dang if it wasn't a loose bullet connector in the harness near the fuse box. I probably should have started with this before, but I do know my dizzy was bad, and the SU pump was bad, so either way I was going to have to repair/replace them sooner or later.

All is back together and running as intended, just in time to put it away for winter!! :frown:

Tim
 
Ooof! Sorry, Tim.

The only "good" to come out of this may be the indicator that you need to check ALL the Lucar connectors and clean 'em up. Dielectric grase as you reconnect 'em, too.
 
Hey Tim,
Check the wiring around the fuse box.
Them "Bs" are known for that.
 
This is one of my spring projects for my B. Time to go over *all* of the connections.

At least you'll have a few less things to worry about come next driving season.
 
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