[s-cars] Quoth Bones, "He's dead, Jim."
Bernard Littau
bernard at littau.us
Tue Sep 2 10:26:02 EDT 2003
> The car is now in my garage, up on jack stands, and I've been
> underneath. Pulled the MM hose. It's OK. No splits. Holds
> pressure. Clamps were secure. The car acts like it's not getting
> fuel. There is fuel pressure at both ends of the fuel filter. Therefore,
> it says here, the filter is not blocked and the fuel pump is working. The
> other most likely problem is then a large vacuum leak - possibly a split
> Michelin Man hose. That has been eliminated. No other obvious induction
> system openings were seen.
Hi Robert,
Static fuel pressure is not diagnostic for good flow. You need to measure
the flow through the fuel filter. I'm betting clogged fuel filter, very
likely due to water and other contamination from the "new" gas station you
went to.
Best,
Bernard Littau
Woodinville, WA
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