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> From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
> To: Jason F. Dutt <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Re: Still having fuel challenges... :-(
> Date: Wednesday, July 16, 1997 3:10 PM
>
> Jason F. Dutt wrote:
> > To sum up the situation:
> >
> > I'm plumb out of ideas. I want to say its the fuel pump, but I've had
that
> > challenge before (hence the new one), and the symptoms were different.
As
> > I said before, the pump runs EVERY time I turn the key on after the car
has
> > died.
>
> When the car is dying, is the fuel pump running?
Hard to say, as my exhaust is a bit noisy...I could check it by sticking my
head down there...What if it was?
>
> Also, you can take off a fuel line at the carbs and see if
> the pump can reliably and quickly fill a fuel container. Watch
> for sparks.
Did this already. Seems OK.
>
> If these are SUs, there is a little gauze that looks like a
> thimble right where the fuel lines connect to the carbs. Check
> this. This can limit fuel flow.
Huh? I dunno what you're talking about. The only visible thing I have in
the line before the carbs is a fuel filter.
>
> But as you suggest, if the fuel pump runs like mad as soon
> as you turn the key, the float bowls are empty. That could be
> a blockage, or a dead fuel pump.
>
> Sorry if this contains no new info.
No prob. Any info is good info at this point.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey
> Ottawa, Canada
> tboicey@brit.ca
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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