[T3] Carburetor Storage
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Fri May 23 09:06:09 PDT 2014
In a message dated 5/22/2014 8:51:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
topnotch at nycap.rr.com writes:
Run the carbs dry!
With FI, that's more of a problem but our FI doesn't seem to have a problem
with the ethanol, but I DO make sure I start up and run the car at least
once over the winter to avoid problems.
Don't do that. Running the system dry also dries out the fuel pump. BTDT
won't make that mistake again. :O Ideally, you want at least a 1/2 a tank of
good fuel and add some stabil to it. The idea behind doing that, is to keep
the rubber parts of the system lubricated.
Like Brian said about Idaho, Michigan has had ethanol fuels since the
early 80's (10%), and it's not the problem Keith claims it is. Yes, you get
slightly lower fuel mileage, and you have to watch the water levels in your
fuel tank, but that's about it.
Last weekend I resurrected a FI equipped Squareback that hadn't ran in 6
years. Unfortunately, part of the system was removed, so I had to spend time
re-installing parts of it, but once I got a good fuel pump (3 bad ones in
the car, plus a leaking new pump), the car fired right off and ran very
well. :-)
So if your injectors are fairly new (or rebuilt), I don't think you'll
have a problem. The key will be to run the pump, and have a fuel pressure
gauge on it, so you can look for leaks, and make sure you have the 28 to 32 psi
for the system to run. Remember, it's a simple system. ;-)
Bob 65 Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
71 Square-vert under construction
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