Not Getting Enough Fuel?
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Not Getting Enough Fuel?
Not sure if it is just coincidence but I have been adjusting the headlights on the main bar and getting the horns going so had the front drivers wheel and splash guards off ( passenger side on US cars) and mucking around in that area.
Since putting it all together the car seems to be starving for gas, almost like an injector or 2 are not working so am wondering if there is anything in that area that I may have disturbed like a vacuum line or something
1984 928 S2 Auto Euro
Since putting it all together the car seems to be starving for gas, almost like an injector or 2 are not working so am wondering if there is anything in that area that I may have disturbed like a vacuum line or something
1984 928 S2 Auto Euro
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Well it's all fixed I put a can of liqui moly injector cleaner in the gas tank, went for a 2 hr drive and all sorted. Had the fuel sender out to repair it and maybe I stirred up a bit of dirt.
From pretty much only just running to the best it has ever gone since I have had it
From pretty much only just running to the best it has ever gone since I have had it
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Nice one Paul. When I had the fuel sender out I used the opportunity to drain all the fuel and clean the tank (including with a Karcher) and getting 99% of the grime off the bottom of the tank. All done in situ so wasn't too much of a drama at all...
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the hose that go from the top of the filler neck to the top of the main body if not routed correctly gets pinched and you have a big air bubble trapped in the top half of the main body of the tank since the tank is like a tea pot with a spout.
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Solved my venting problem. Some insect had crawled up the vent by the bumper and had built a nest or something (car was stored for a couple of years)so a quick blow with compressed air to the outside sorted it out. James I think I will do a tank clean as you did with the tank in place since I don't need to remove it now.
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Great news.
First off I left some Nulon Petrol System Clean to sit in the bottom of the tank. After Karchering I taped rags to the end of a short broom stick to mop up the bottom of the tank. (Pre-Rennlist so no photos sorry).
A clean tank is one of those things that's makes you feel the car is going to behave less like a 30 year old...
First off I left some Nulon Petrol System Clean to sit in the bottom of the tank. After Karchering I taped rags to the end of a short broom stick to mop up the bottom of the tank. (Pre-Rennlist so no photos sorry).
A clean tank is one of those things that's makes you feel the car is going to behave less like a 30 year old...
