[T3] Charlie Tupper Message to Jim Adney (rich FI)

[Mike Fisher]

Plugged fuel return line will force fuel into the oil.
BTDT with my '69 FI/AT square

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 1:56 PM Phil Hof <phil.hof at ostronic.org> wrote:

> Another potential cause for FI richness is a stuck cold start valve.  If
> it’s leaking when it should be shut it can add gas but not cause uneven
> running like one cylinder’s injector would.  It should only operate when
> really cold (varies between 10 and 32F) and also ONLY while cranking.  A
> misplaced wire on the starter solenoid can make it open all the time so
> double check that wiring, too.  You probably don’t need it, and could block
> off the gas line and electrical connector, and never have to worry about
> that problem.
> -Phil
>
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> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 22:45:32 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: charles tupper <bbfn_o51951 at yahoo.com>
> > To: "type3 at vwtype3.org" <type3 at vwtype3.org>
> > Subject: [T3] Message to Jim Adney
> >
> > Have a question... digging into your heavy T-3 knowledge. Priorto all
> this work, this car was dumping extra gas into the crankcase. I ran thecar
> for about a 4 or 5 mile run and brought it in to change the oil and add
> theLucas Zinc additive you recommended.
> >
> > Sure enough, the oil looked diluted out with gas and I drainedout more
> than the typical oil change of 3ish qts of oil.
> >
> > Do you think that may have been a problem associated with thefaulty fuel
> pump relay? What else might cause the car to dump so much extra gasinto the
> crankcase?
> >
> > Charlie Tupper
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