[T3] Fuel/Air Issue
Gary Gamboa
gary_gamboa at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 17 08:02:23 PDT 2014
Jim Adney wrote...
> Lack of fuel would be one possibility, with many possible causes:
> fuel pump not running, fuel pump runs but doesn't pump, fuel filter
> clogged, fuel strainer clogged. Have you installed my overflow hose
> repair kit? If not, I suspect fuel pump damage as well as a clogged
> filter due to water and dirt in the gas tank.
>
> Check the fuel pressure. Our fuel pumps are all getting to an age
> where one little rubber bit is failing. I rebuild the pumps and
> replace that part.
>
> Other possibilities: dwell, valve adjustment, FI trigger point wear
> (rebuild distributor) broken wires in FI wiring harness, etc, etc.
>
FP is new (a Jim Adney rebuild). Only 2-3 miles driven since FP installed. If its a dwell etc
adjustment, why would it run perfectly for 10-15 seconds at first, then die?
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