by benofbrum » Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:42 pm
I had a similar problem on a Reliant Kitten, in that it would splutter to a stop when ticking over for a short time. I traced the problem to an air leak in the fuel pipe between pump and tank where it kinked over the rear axle. At running speeds, the incoming air was flushed through with the fuel, but at tickover it built up in the pump chamber until the pump was full of air, then it stopped pumping.
Could the problem with the electric pump running hot be caused by: a) the pump running continuously and b) no petrol going through it to cool the pump?