Hey nifty,

Just went through a similar problem on my van after getting it on the road last month. It would run ok puttering around but as soon as you gave it some it would just run out of fuel. Float bowl dry. Mechanical fuel pump in my case.

What I found was two blockages - one in the pickup pipe in the tank (screen was fine), one at the last bend in the fuel pipe as it entered the engine bay.

In both cases it was some sort of really hard deposit, I had to literally chip it off with a bit of really stiff wire. Some people have used a cut-down old speedo cable inner to do the same. Once that was gone, it's been going like a rocket

cheers,

Jacob

Also check the strainer in the tank isn't clogged. If it is, you can stick a drill up it, as you have a line filter anyway.

It was blocked. i drilled it out.
the feed tube travel along the base inside the tank.The drill broke through the top of the feed tube inside.
it fixed the fuel problem but will this now cause an issues?
will i need to cut out and replace tube?