My 1965 started up fine, but then died. After a few more try's...starting and dying, it wouldn't even start up/turn over. I fed gas into the carb and it started up again, but died again. The tank is half full. Does this sound like the fuel pump is failing??

Thanks-Bill

 

Sounds like it to me. Or could be a clogged fluel filter.

 

How fresh is the fuel?

 

It sounds like a fuel pump

 

Thanks all for the input... The fuel is old...that's true. I was wondering that too, but wouldnt it run poorly rather than simply die? I will replace with new gas and a fuel pump as well. Hope it works! Thanks again!

 

before you go thru the trouble of putting a new fuel pump on check it .. take the fuel line loose from the carb and point it into a large container of some kind and spin the engine over a bit .. see if it pumps ,, make sure to unhook the ignition coil .. dont want a spark with fuel running about .. and actually smell of the gas .. if it smells like gas it most likely is ok .. if not it`s def old ...

 

Or we did this with myn wile the tank was out. Run a line from a jog of gas to ur carb and see if she cranks and runs good.