Id keep the fuel pump for the moment,unless u want a shiny new one not really sure about the ute's but im sure if u jack it up and get under it u'll be able to trace the line running into the tank and yea somtimes theres a filter just after it comes out of the tank.

ok sweet, ill check that filter to then

ok just finished a good 2 hours on the ute. i blew the fuel line from the pump back to the tank clear, put more fuel in the tank and then redrained it. blew all the lines from the fuel line to the regulator, then the regulator to the fuel filter out. then took the regulator apart and the fuel pump completly apart and cleaned them all out. when i blew the fuel line from the pump to the tank, i put a piece of paper at the end 2 see wat came out, a far bit of rusty brown dust ended up on the paper. i also keep the fuel drained from the tank, and theres all white sorta stuff floating on the bottom. Now my biggest concern is have i fixed the problem. i took the ute for a quick drive and its going fine, but i thought i had fixed it like this on sunday and it played up again, suppose ill just have 2 hope i dont break down again. i have 2 drop of somebody at a school formal on friday so fingers crossed, lol

next friday? what formal, where?

my 120y was doing wat you said .

fule tanks are hard to clean .

i flushed the tank and blew the #### out of the lines and put it all back together

a week later it was dieing on me :( got it home blew the lines and a hole heap of #### came out .

you just gotta keep cleaning it

or if you have a fule cell you can hook it up and see if it happens

Let us know if it worked or not.
Just good to get all this ideas if the same thing happens to one of us.
With 30+ year old cars, anything is possible.

ok well so far yes it has worked. i drove it into town and filled it up, and it didnt stop on me. so fingers crossed

OK, I just got your PM. Some people blow the crud back into the tank, but just leave it there to be sucked up again. Looks like you did the right thing & drained the tank, ... twice.
Looks like you have done everything right & it seems to be going, but one more thing. If you have original Hitachi carbs, then there is one last line of defence & that is a fine gauze strainer in each carb. To access it, you need to remove the needle & seat as this is what holds it in.
If you have a half way descent filter, then these will be fine, but just be aware that they are there.

ok the problem is offically not fixed, lol. the ute has been booked in 2 the shop. im outta ideas and patience. The ute is running, but idling like crap. but it doesnt sound like blocked filters or anything. It sounds like the carbies. its blowing a lil bit of white smoke 2, not much. It revs up fine, but when you hold ya foot down and keep it at a high idle, its back firing and all over the place. so i think its time 2 call it quits and leave it 2 the pros

its the webbers mate they need a full clean out and re tune trust me i have an a15 with twin webbers as well