Little or no gas to the carb

hobert3

I'm new to the group.  Purchased a 1955 Wasp 6 cylinder as a starter car.  Car had been in storage and just cranked in the garage.  I got it and got it running pretty good and been driving it in the evenings about 10 to 15 miles.  Tonight almost back home and it started sputtering and stopped.  Pumped the gas for a while and it cranked, went a short distance and did the same and stopped.  It appears to not be getting enough gas. I towed it back home but it was too dark to try anything.  I figured I would try to crank while someone pours some gas in carb and see what happens.  Any thoughts and where is the fuel pump located?

Thanks for any help

Jon B

Welcome to the Open Forum!

Someone will no doubt jump in soon and tell you where the fuel pump is. 

My guess is that there is either crud in the line from the gas tank (or in the tank itself), or the gas has turned bad from long storage.

You could change the fuel filters, but the best way to test this would be to run a rubber hose from the inlet of your fuel pump to a 5-gallon can of fresh gasoline.  If the car runs well then, the problem is either bad gas or crud in the line from the tank.

hobert3

Thanks Jon. I tried to post under the American Motors categories and it gives me a body required message.  What does that mean?  I had 1955 Wasp in the title box

Geoff

The '55 Wasp uses a Hudson Jet 202 c.i. engine.   The fuel pump is on the right side of the block toward the rear.  You could have a blocked fuel line, or the diaphragm may be shot, or both.   Try blowing back through the line first, and  if necessary you may have to rebuild or replace the pump. Good luck,

Geoff