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Hi Hoppy:
Even though you have a fuel filter up in the engine bay, do an investigation to see if there is or is not another one back in the "normal" spot just near the output hookup of the gas tank in the rear of the ERA. Pehaps you have 2 filters? If so, the one in the rear is doing most of the work.

Where is the electric fule pump located BTW? Do you have ONE fuel line or two? When the electric fuel pump is OFF (not powered on), are you asking the mechanical pump to suck fuel THROUGH the non-powered electrical pump? If so, I would imagine that the fluid dynamics would not be good at all.

I am so glad you have your car and that you are now enjoying it and it is usable. That is a nice feeling and it does not diminish. A used ERA that was cherished and well taken car of is a great buy in my opinion. We are both lucky to have them.

Frankly, it is fun to make a punch list of things that you want to address, fix, enhance and otherwise upgrade or change. I have been doing this with #375 for 6 months now as time and money allow.

I use a spreadsheet, and fill in a description and assign a priority code to each item. This allows me to sort the list it by priority. I now have no #1 or #2 priority items as they are taken care of. I am now working on having some black rear wheel spats fabricated and having the Tonneue cover fitted correctly. These are minor nits.