White scout car stalls

[lynx42]

No-one has mentioned a fuel filter. I had a similar problem on a run a few years ago and ended up getting the scout car towed home at great expense only to find that it was a blocked fuel filter. Once the engine stopped the blocking sediment dropped down and after restarting and driving for a short while the sediment reblocked the filter once again. Now I carry a spare filter everwhere I go.

[Rob Cassin]

Thanks for all the help. I have a new filter... I will keep you guys posted! Rob

[Mike Gurr]

Can also be sediment or debris in the fuel tank, same sort of idea as the blocked fuel filter but sucking up some debris into the pick up pipe. Weird though it sounds I had this on a modern Land Rover where following some accident damage repair the body shop managed to drop a Scotchbright pad into the fuel tank resulting in exactly the symptoms you describe. I had forgotten all about it until this thread!

[Rob Cassin]

That is on my to do list. , auxiliary tank trick. Thanks, Rob

[Rob Cassin]

Sorry for the delay. I just realized that I forgot to update what was wrong. The scout car was missing the Phenolic block that goes in between the Carb and the head. This was causing vapor luck. Thanks for all the help! Rob

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hello Rob, thanks for the update. I hope it didn't take you three years to solve this issue

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Rob

Closing the loop at the end of one these diagnostic tales will help someone, first in the group of us who reads all the MLU replies. We sort little bits information like the missing insulation block under the carb away. Lots of other vehicles have the same design.

The other group that will be help is those who search the web for engines that stall.

Cheers Phil