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Sorry, I never responded with the results of this issue. I finally got the tank cleaned and recoated. Also after a lot of frustration with the carburetors I finally managed to contact Eddie Radatz and brought the car to him. It took a few months for him to start working on it cause he was still recovering and I was traveling a lot, but when he finally did his magic the car started running fine. I only feel a bit of problem on high revs. Not sure what he did, but among other things he had to change the needle on the second carburetor. And he was really fair with the price! So far so good. Now the car is with him again to mount a new set of KYB shocks with Eibach springs. Thanks guys for all the recommendations you made! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Thanks SteveJ! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

That's the thing, I wish I had more time and a good place to do it myself, but I'm really tied up at work right now. I'm just itching to drive the thing.

Hi guys, Sorry it took me so long to update you on this. After lots of trying I finally gave up on trying to fix it myself. I ended up taking it to a shop near my place that fixes old Porsches and the guys is apparently pretty good with carbs. One of his employees conveniently helped me out when I was stranded once again trying out new changes. In the end there were several things that they tried out. First of all, he said the fuel line was all wrong, cause it had the set up for fuel injection, with fuel return line. But since the car was retrofitted with carbs by the PO it did not need a fuel return. One of the things that was happening was that most of the fuel was actually going to the return line and not enough gas was getting to the carbs. Another thing was apparently that the fuel pump was weak, as it was one of those cheap Napa pumps and it's placed in the engine compartment. The thing is, that the car runs fine when it's hooked to an external fuel tank, but when they hooked it up to the actual tank, it stops getting enough fuel after 5 or 10 minutes because all of the rust and crud. So that is hopefully the last item on the list now. Now I'm going to try and find out if I can find someone to refurbish mine or a non-rusted tank that is not too expensive. I think Siteunseen already gave some tips about that in this forum. @SteveJ Do you know anybody local that can do the tank? Thanks!

Thanks SteveJ, I'm in away the complete next week, so I won't get anything done soon anyway. But I'll get in touch when I'm back. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

I wasn't sure if it was an offer or wishful thinking [emoji28]. SteveJ, I will take you up on the offer. The moment I trust the car to move far enough to reach you we can meet. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Thanks siteunseen, I think I will have to do that. Right now I want to clean it enough to be able to get it out of the parking place where it is and take it somewhere where I can work on it properly. I'm guessing this might be my main problem right now. Still have to check for leaks though, haven't been able to do that yet, mostly for fear of hitting something that can catch fire without having a fire extinguisher closeby [emoji28] Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

I started draining the tank through the screw at the bottom in order to blow through the line and remove any possible blocking. This is what came out with a gallon of gas. Also, I saw these cables down there. Yiu think that might be the wiring for the pump? Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Hello again guys, So I followed some of your instructions, although I just realized I haven't checked for leaks yet. But I did add a fuel pressure gauge and I put in a new clear filter in order to better see what's going on, so I hope this gives us a little bit more insight. Everything went good at first, right after adding all the stuff the car ran properly for a while, as shown in this short video. You can see it's pumping plenty of fuel and the gauge marks between 3 and 4 psi. The car sounds and revs normal. After a while though, after I drove the car briefly around the parking lot it started loosing power again, as so: Next thing I'm gonna check for leaks with the carb cleaner spray, as I admit I completely forgot the other day, but I do suspect it will also have something to do with soot in the tank and line, mainly because of the look of the old filter. I'll let you know once I have checked for leaks, and after that I guess I will have exhausted all possibilities.

Thanks SteveJ, that is great help. I haven't quite gotten to the point when I'm giving up yet, although I admit I'm getting close. But this car is supposed to teach me a lot in mechanics and it certainly is doing so, together with you guys, of course . I'm going to try the fuel pressure gauge and also I'm going to check for vacuum leaks. If I have no new findings after that, then perhaps I will start considering contacting you about referrals.

Thanks Steve, I will try that then and see if I find any leaks. Looking forward to finally solve this issue and get the car on the road again.

I didn't rev it up completely because I didn't want to damage anything if it was not working correctly. But it does respond instantly. It's not easy to see in the video, but I step on the gas and it revs up, but without letting go of the pedal, the engine starts loosing power and you see the rpm going down even though I'm still stepping on it.

Thanks ZedHead, yes, I will turn up the idle and try the carb cleaner thing. Although I always wondered how that works exactly. I imagine the idea is that the carb cleaner will get sucked in if there is a leak? Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Hi guys, The other day I had a little time and I cleaned the float bowls, adjusted the floats (at between 3,5 and 4 mm), changed the filters and changed the gaskets at the float chamber. Unfortunately I have no change in the behavior of the engine. It still sounds like it doesn't get enough gas. I'm going to put a clear filter on the line to see when it stops getting there, because in the beginning it always seems to run ok, but after it heats up a little it starts running bad again. Here is a brief video of the issue I'm having, it actually sounds worse now than before the first time I opened the float chambers: I will check the spark plugs again just in case it's just not firing correctly anymore, but last time they were fine and It has not run that much since either. Any other ideas?

Thanks, I had already cleaned and checked the pistons. They do drop freely, an I changed the oil on the dampers and put SAE 20 engine oil, as it says in the Haynes Manual. I will now try to clean and adjust the float. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Uff, yes, that's almost an hour drive Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Vortex Bar & Grill, best hamburguers in town I think. Still there [emoji846] Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Yeah, I like the "city life" [emoji12] Where do you live? Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Right now I live on 26th St, right between Midtown and Buckhead and on Saturday I will be moving to Druid Hills, on Ponce de Leon near Little 5 Points, but I guess the car will stay on 26th St until it runs good enough for me to drive it to the new place. If you can stop by that would be awesome. Let me know when that would work for you and I can send you the exact address per PM. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Generally it runs freely when it's not under load. I will do as you say, I imagine I will have to disassemble the whole thing to clean and adjust it properly? I will try to do it as soon as possible so I can give you guys a response soon. (I'm in the process of moving to a new place within Atlanta and there's lots going on). I really appreciate the help! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

I had checked that oil on the top of the dome and refilled it with whatever oil was recommended on the manual. I don't think it was more than 4 minutes that I had it running, I wish I would have timed it. I will see if I can record a video of the hesitation. But pretty much, when I press the gas pedal, the engine does not manage to rev up past 2k and it sounds really deep. It usually happens after a while, when the car is warmed up and usually when it's in gear and driving. There comes a point when I loose power completely and then just shuts off leaving me stranded in awkward places. Although today it seemed to do it from the beginning. Gotta try again to see if it had sth to do with what I touched today. In any case, I will start ordering the gaskets for the float bowl. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

[emoji28][emoji28] Sorry about that[emoji12] Yes, I think I will do just that before I do anything else. Do you think that could cause the whole hesitation thing? By the way, I do have an L28 but it was swapped from the original Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Hi guys, so this is what I've been able to find out this morning. Let's see if I manage to post some pics through this app. So I checked obe of the floater bowls (the other one was sealed with silicone and I didn't want to mess around with it). It did have fuel in it and also a bit of crud, although it didn't seem like a lot to me (you judge by the pic). What I did see, is that the sealing on the floater bowl is rotted and broken (you can appreciate it in the pic), and I must say the car run a LOT worse after I put it back together. Could that actually be the source of my problem? After that, I opened the fuel line after the pump and let it run into a jar to see if there is soot. I let it run for about 4 minutes I think it was, and this is the result. As you can see, there is some stuff, although not as much as I would have thought. And it seemed to pump all the time without a problem. When I connected everything back, my car was hessitating a lot more than usual. So in conclusion, I'm starting to think it might not be the tank and fuel line, but the rotten seal on the floater chamber. Do you guys think that would cause the car to hesitate that bad? Usually it does after a while, this time it started from the beginning. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Hi guys, thanks for all your replies, I can already tell this is going to be a very helpful forum. I'm actually going ro follow all your recommendations before I drop the tank. I cleaned and adjusted the carbs as much as I dared, but I did not really check the floats, didn't inow how, but I will che in youtube. I did run the fuel pump into a glass jar and the fuel coming out definitely had rust and red stuff in it. SteveJ, I will look you up through the GZC page, I would have gone to one of those Thursday meets, but without the car working properly I didn't dare going out that far. I'm sure I will make it soon though. I'll keep you guys posted with what I find! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile