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[josh austin mini city e 82]

hi mini gurus yet another problem to report with my mini!
here go's i drained my fuel tank the other day took it off and drained all the fuel out of it as it had been stood for about a year with the same fuel in the tank, changed the fuel filter too as the old one looked a bit tired.
fueled it up about 2 days later then didnt touch it for about 3 days, came to it this morning on my day off to see if it would start.. but no luck. the main thing i have noticed is that there is not fuel in the fuel filter.. so no fuel is getting to the carb, but why is beyond me, spent about 2 mins turning the car over waiting for fuel too full the filter but nothing then my battery died
i have no idea what the problem is so any help is more than useful!

my car is a 1982 city e
998cc
hs4 carb
if that helps

[richw911]

Faulty pump?

[josh austin mini city e 82]

cant see why it would just go faulty with me removing/replacing the tank and filter though?

[firefox]

is it electric or mechanical fuel pump

[josh austin mini city e 82]

Honestly not sure :-S i think its mechanical ...

[Carlos W]

How much fuel did you put in?

The outlet isn't right at the bottom of the tank so put a gallon or so in

[firefox]

Honestly not sure :-S i think its mechanical ...

Have a look on the subframe under the fuel tank, and see behind the engine right hand side looking at it

[josh austin mini city e 82]

its on the right of the engine
and i only put a 5er in so what 4liters?

[Carlos W]

probably closer to 3.75 litres

I'm not sure that's enough!

Start simple

[josh austin mini city e 82]

start simple i like it, ok ill tear into my wallet and put £10 in should be more than enough
i realy hope it isnt the fuel pump ...

[Carlos W]

£10 will be more than enough!

I'd love to be right!

[josh austin mini city e 82]

i hope you are haha, ill let you know anyway cheers for the help!

[Carlos W]

If that doesn't work, confirm what type of pump you've got as above, also try with the filler cap off, and check for kinks in the fuel pipes!

[josh austin mini city e 82]

got it working! think my pump is starting to die, i just helped it a bit and sucked some fuel up through the fuel filter ! all is well

[jaydee]

Fuel filter? You wont see it full of petrol!!
Your engine doesnt start, so its stone cold and you can do this test:
Detach the fuel inlet at the carb float chamber, and have a mate switching the starter on for just a couple of seconds. If fuel doesnt pour out of the pipe, you can have either a leakage somewhere or a fuel pump failure.