[6pack] fuel problem

[COLIN THOM]

Is this excessive gas in the carb throat or in the oil pan? If it's in the oil pan, (the the engine is "making oil") then yes, the fuel pump diaphragm has a hole in it. 

Colin 


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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 02:34:54 +0000 
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To: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at uprichard.net> 
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I agree - only because I just went through the nightmare of fuel in my oil pan. I feel dumb for not picking up on all the signs! 
It was only when it started (after sitting to allow the fuel to evaporate enough) and then a shower of oil/fuel came out from between the valve cover and engine. And it was a mess! 
Prior to the eruption, I would smell fuel but my nose quickly became immune to the smell. And I never thought of checking the oil. Ugh. 
It was a faulty (rebuilt no less) diaphram in the fuel pump. I should have just bought a NEW one. 

The only sign it was bad was the center pin turned freely. It should not. I didn?t see any tears but that was the issue. Check it out. 


?Sent from my Atari 2600? 

> On Sep 11, 2018, at 7:23 PM, Andrew Uprichard via 6pack <6pack at autox.team.net> wrote: 
> 
> Maybe I am missing something (not uncommon), but I wouldn't have thought a 
> stuck needle valve would result in gas being dumped into the engine. If 
> this is happening, I would think there is a problem with the gas pump. I 
> don't know the TR6, but I imagine the mechanism is the same as the earlier 
> cars with a rubber diaphragm which can leak. 
> 
> Do you think the problem may be your pump? 
> 
> Andrew Uprichard 
> Jackson, Michigan 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: 6pack [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick 
> Bitton via 6pack 
> Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2018 3:49 PM 
> To: 6pack at autox.team.net 
> Subject: Re: [6pack] fuel problem 
> 
> Thank you everyone for your suggestions. 
> Indeed the needle was stuck. 
> I drained the gas from the carbs and blew some WD-40 and tapped the bowls 
> with a small wrench and it work. 
> Needless to say that when I changed the oil, the viscosity of the oil was 
> like water because of all the gas that made its way into the engine. 
> However, the car is now running REALLY rough. When I give gas, it start to 
> putter and I have to pump the gas to get the revs up and then it will die. 
> I never had that problem. What can this be? 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Patrick Bitton 
> 
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