I have a 35 Ford Hotrod with 302 engine with 4bl Edelbrock Carb. I installed an electric fuel pump which is located near the fuel tank. The fuel pickup tube is from the top through the sending unit. Between the tank and fuel pump I have a small glass filter. From the tank to the filter to the fuel pump I am running 5/16 fuel hose, about 4 feet. From the fuel pump there is another couple feet of 5/16 hose that then hooks to metal fuel line and runs to the engine compartment. The metal line terminates where the original mechanical fuel pump was and there is about 1 foot of 5/16 rubber fuel hose that connects the metal line from the tank to another metal line that runs up around the water pump and along the valve cover and intake manifold to the rear of the engine where it hooks to a clear filter at the carb. Wow, I know this is long winded but I wanted to make it clear about setup before describing the problem. Now the problem: When I drive the car for anywhere between 5 and 10 miles or there abouts it starts cutting out until it finally stalls. When I look at the clear filter at the carb. there is no fuel in it. If I let it sit for a little while it starts up and the whole thing starts all over again. I thought maybe the first fuel pump was bad so I replaced with a Mr. Gasket fuel pump. The problem still exists. My question is, could this be a vapor lock problem? If so, how should the fuel line be run to the carb. Should I just move it a fuel inches from next to valve cover and intake manifold so that it isn't lying against the manifold and valve cover? At first I didn't think it was a vapor lock problem because I have plastic conduit covering the metal fuel line in the engine compartment and it hasn't melted. I figured that it would melt if it was getting hot enough to cause a vapor lock. I may of course be wrong. Any suggestions or input would be greatly apprecialted.

Thanks,

Teddy