I was driving my TR4A today and it just stopped running. I was only a mile from home so I called the better half to come with tools.
A quick look in the carb bowls showed that bothe were dry, so I used the pump lever (the pump is a new one from Moss about 300 miles ago) on the mechanical pump and nothing came out of the bowl covers. So, I head home in the family car to get my spare pump, leaving my wife to sit with the car (it was a no parking zone so I figured she could talk here way out of a ticket) and the carb bowl covers off and just laying on the bowls (I did not tell my wife the carbs were apart - mia culpa). While I was loading the new pump and more tools in the car my cell phone rings and my wife tells me the car is idling just fine should she drive it home. I told he t turn it off, fearing fuel pouring onto the manifold.
When I got there the bowls were full, I installed the covers and drove it home. I seemed to run just fine.
This is a recent frame off car with a rebuilt engine and as I said, an even newer pump.
Anyone have any idea what happened?
Sorry for the long post.
A quick look in the carb bowls showed that bothe were dry, so I used the pump lever (the pump is a new one from Moss about 300 miles ago) on the mechanical pump and nothing came out of the bowl covers. So, I head home in the family car to get my spare pump, leaving my wife to sit with the car (it was a no parking zone so I figured she could talk here way out of a ticket) and the carb bowl covers off and just laying on the bowls (I did not tell my wife the carbs were apart - mia culpa). While I was loading the new pump and more tools in the car my cell phone rings and my wife tells me the car is idling just fine should she drive it home. I told he t turn it off, fearing fuel pouring onto the manifold.
When I got there the bowls were full, I installed the covers and drove it home. I seemed to run just fine.
This is a recent frame off car with a rebuilt engine and as I said, an even newer pump.
Anyone have any idea what happened?
Sorry for the long post.