Inspected your fuel filter lately?
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Inspected your fuel filter lately?
My 73 had been sitting idle in the shop for several weeks undergoing some restoration. After picking it up I could tell right away it was responding rather sluggish. My first guess was right. Upon inspection of the fuel filter I found that the lower half of the filter where it sat in the fitting connected to the carb was caked with rust. This was a brand new filter only 2k miles ago. The moral of this story is for those of you whose C3s sit for extended periods of time, do yourselves a favor and check or replace your fuel filter before putting back in operation.
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Originally Posted by big_G
1 guess where the rust in the filter came from....THE GAS TANK!...check it out, it probably has some at the bottom. Also check the pick-up sock. It may be split or clogged with rust. 
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
On the end of the fuel pickup tube in the tank there's a plastic woven pre filter that looks like a sock, they can become clogged with crud and not allow enough fuel through starving the engine
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You can see inside the tank and vacuum it out through the gas fill, yours is still the large hand hole?
The bag is on the end of the pick up I think it should come out with the sender but yours is probably on top, not worth the trouble if it is.
To vacuum it use a hose and start a suction. It will take out any sediment or water.
Also those sintered filters on the carb are kind of lousy. Paper is a step up but better to use an inline filter. Much bigger and easier to change.
The bag is on the end of the pick up I think it should come out with the sender but yours is probably on top, not worth the trouble if it is.
To vacuum it use a hose and start a suction. It will take out any sediment or water.
Also those sintered filters on the carb are kind of lousy. Paper is a step up but better to use an inline filter. Much bigger and easier to change.