Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all,

Car has fuel, pump ticking like a goodun, however no fuel coming to pump from tank, is this a fuel pump problem? any idea - I'm not a mechanic in any shape or form!

Make sure there's some petrol in it!
Potentially a blockage in the tank, or (less likely) a fuel pump valve problem.
Try removing the fuel line from the pump (via union on pump) and seeing whether you can blow through it?

can blow through pipe from pump to carb, when i take this pipe off i can feel air being pumped out. Tick on pump is very noisy though. Car definitely had fuel last time i drove it so can't be that - i hope!

This seems to be happening a lot to people lately when their cars come out of hibernation It was suggested that you try blowing from the tank, take the filler cap off and give it a good lung full while the pump is ticking away. But be careful you don't get any blow-back from the tank when you stop blowing

Try cleaning the filter on the pump.

check fuel pipe unions on pump suction pipe to tank are good and there isn't a leak beetween pump and tank.

Wrap a rag round the fuel filler and blow hard into it while the pump is ticking away...... But you dismiss the 'can't be lack of petrol' too easily - it evaporates...... Put a gallon in......

If the pump is working and has no petrol in it it will blow a very slight stream of air,As above check there is plenty of fuel in tank. If so, check line from pump to tank for breakage,splits etc as i could be drawing air from somewhere.