[T3] New pump different hic-ups

[Tim Keohane]

I will give that a try tomorrow. 
I had considered adding a quart of diesel fuel to scrub the lines and injectors. Any thoughts on that suggestion?
Tim
73 FI auto
On May 18, 2015, at 9:05 PM, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 18 May 2015 at 21:45, Gary Forsmo wrote:
> 
>> Your remedy for resolving the "sometimes" problem of "sticking injectors"
>> is EXACTLY what I've been telling you about my '69 Square.  But you
>> explained it so much clearer.
>> Your description of the "fix" is precisely what we should try, when you
>> return.
> 
> In my limited experience, the injectors have tended to "stick" 
> slightly open. In other words, one of them will fail to shut off 
> completely. When this happens, the car will only run on 3 cylinders 
> until you get up to speed enough to clear out that over-fueled 
> cylinder. Once cleared out, things go right back to normal: 4 good 
> cylinders.
> 
> My guess is that this is due to a bit of rust that keeps the injector 
> pintle from dropping all the way back to the closed position. My hope 
> is that some amount of continuing operation will eventually clear 
> this rust away.
> 
> I've never experienced one cylinder going from good to bad suddenly 
> in the middle of a drive, so I think your experience is different. 
> But we can certainly consider that possibility.
> 
> 
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