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It sounds as if it may be due to insufficient fuel supply. Here is a list of possibilities from the Motors Manual.



1. Carburetor inlet needle stuck in its seat, due to gum in fuel.

2. Float level too low.

3. Clogged inlet screen at carburetor.

4. Faulty fuel pump or one of insufficient capacity.

5. Fuel pump strainer or fuel filter clogged..

6. Flexible line or hose twisted, deteriorated or restricted.

7. Fuel line or hose to tank clogged, kinked, restricted or leaking.

8. Vent in fuel tank filler cap clogged or restricted.



(There are vented caps and none vented cap. You should have a vented cap.)



If the gas tank is old it may have stuff in it that is cloggiing the sock on the end of the fuel pickup tube, inside the tank. There may be enough restriction to alow enough gas to trickle toward the pump to start the engine but not allow enough gas to keep running.



You can check the fuel pressure and watch the gage when the engine begins to quit. If the pressure drops off before the engine quits running there is a restriction between the carb and gas tank.



Hope this is helpful. Lee



P.S. What is that box in the fender well?

Your off to a good start Scott.



Since the filter is full of bad crud after only 800 miles, it might be a good idea to drop the gas tank and clean it out real good, and replace any rubber fuel hoses that haven't aready been replaced. Also, with compressed air, blow through the fuel lines to remove any crud that may be in it.



Even though clear filters make it easy to see the crud, they don't always filter out all the crud. With so much crud in the filter, you may need to inspect the carb float bowl for any crud gettling by the filter, by removing the carb top.



Good luck Scott. Lee

OK. Your doing good. Don't get discouraged. This is a step by step process to find the problem. You have eliminated one possible problem. No electric fuel pump. The electric pump information got me thinking in the wrong direction.



There are three basic things needed for the engine to run. Air, fuel and spark. Air is in abundance, the choke on the car is open. That leave fuel and spark. Remember, take one step at a time. The next step is Ron's suggestion in his post. You will need someone to go with you. Remove the air cleaner before the test drive. When the engine quits get out, open the hood, look into the carburator, work the throttle lever on the carb. Gas should squirt into the carburator. That will tell you if there is gas getting into the engine. Next, install a screwdriver into the end of the plug wire and hold it about 1/8 inch from bare metal on the engine. This is where someone with you can help. Have him try to start the car while you check for spark between the screwdriver and the engine. That will tell you if you have spark.



Next, let us know what you found out. Remember, this is a step by step process. The solution is in knowing witch system to diagnose. We need to know if your are not getting gas or not getting spark. From there we can go though steps necessary to find the solution to the problem. Ron, I, and others have ideas to the solution but we need your answers to guide you through, to the right system, to find the right answer to your problem.





From our experiences, and sometime from misinformation, we sometimes jump the gun by throwing out alot of possible solutions without really knowing where the problem is. Then the person goes out and buys alot parts, that may not be needed, hoping that part will solve the problem. We don't want you doing that. Diagnosis is a step by step approach to isolate where the problem is. THEN, cure the problem.



Your empute is important.



Good hunting. We want you past the 5 mile marker. Lee

LMAO



Thanks Jon



Ron

If it's stalling from fuel starvation I would think you will not see any fuel squirt into the carb after it stalls.



There is a filter on the end of the pick up tube, some call it a sock (because it looks like a sock). Over the years when I had suspected a faulty one, I would remove the fuel line at the pump (the one from the tank) and blow compressed air back into the tank and blow the sock off.



I hope you find your problem.

Ron

You are right about steel if you can do it. I just replaced my fuel pump on 1947 Hudson truck. An electric one mounted on the frame behind passengers door. It was only a year old and the "New Rubber Hose" was allready mushy. And it was supposed to be compatible with the new gas.
Roger