Carburetor or Fuel Pump Issue

[Mountain Dew]

Originally Posted by rockfla

IMO
I, for one, would start by checking ALL the fuel line connections and make 100% sure ALL are tight and not losing "seal". Then you can look to the above stated issues OR if you want to make sure all is 100% correct.....Box your carburetor and fuel pump up and send them to Charlie Schwendler, 5845 Cole Road, Orchard Park NY 14127......He IS the carb and fuel pump man and will make them right. I include a signed check with my stuff I send him and he calls me and lets me know whats what and sends my stuff back. Top notch fellow!!! I NOW have the same problem with my 39 Mercury, which I didn't have before I ran it out of gas.....I added an inline fuel filter at the rubber line from the firewall to the fuel pump and I suspect that one of the ends of my ADDED fuel filter is not 100% tight and is leaking vacuum over several days.

The "FordBarn.com" is awesome! I always get great replies when I make posts with issues that arise. Yes....I want to make sure all is 100% correct before I write it off as being an ethanol or vapor lock problem.

Do you have Charlie Schwendler's phone number? You can PM it to me. I think it would be appropriate to talk before I send him parts and a blank check.