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Could it be vibration of the lock nut causing it to loosen?<div>Excessive heat causing a problem?<br><br><br><a href="https://more.att.com/currently/imap">Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Monday, May 16, 2022, 8:17 PM, Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Took a trip to PA last weekend, it's a 1 tank drive and I noticed on the way<br></div><div dir="ltr">down the fuel pressure was up at 31-32PSI, not the 29 it was calibrated to.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When I did a hot start, it would go up to the mid 30's or higher, then<br></div><div dir="ltr">wander down to 32 or so. This is exactly what the last pressure regulator<br></div><div dir="ltr">did on a long trip about 25 years ago, and Jim dissected that one finding no<br></div><div dir="ltr">issues.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">So I got down there, adjusted the pressure back, which is did, then raised<br></div><div dir="ltr">it a bit to get it back to 29 and it took almost the half turn or so It took<br></div><div dir="ltr">to get it down, then it was fine, 29, and stayed that way all the way home.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Without the gauge, I would never have known except for a little more hunting<br></div><div dir="ltr">around with little or no throttle on a coast, it does that when its running<br></div><div dir="ltr">rich, and of course. I lost 2MPG on the trip down, which hurt with gas so<br></div><div dir="ltr">obnoxiously high.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I still wonder what the mechanism is that's causing the issue? And of<br></div><div dir="ltr">course, how long it will be before I have the issue again??<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Keith<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20220516/440875bb/attachment.html" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20220516/440875bb/attachment.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">VWType3.Org mailing list - <a ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">If you need more help, contact: <a ymailto="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org" href="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org">gregm@vwtype3.org</a><br></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>
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