[DMCForum] Re: Fuel system issues
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[DMCForum] Re: Fuel system issues



Trust me. The engine runs very different than it did when I drove it 
away from the tech session that night. 

I've driven Mike's car.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Sorry Rich -- missed this one among last night's messages.
> 
> First: Have you ever driven another D for comparison purposes? PRV
> more than adequate, but isn't going to give you whiplash. Could 
simply
> be expecting more than it will deliver. Even new from factory was 8
> plus seconds 0-60.
> 
> Second: Ensure your CPR vacuum and Lamda full throttle enrichments 
are
> working. DeLo runs fairly lean otherwise (European CPR 8.5% richer
> than US import). Do you still have borrowed fuel pressure gauge?
> 
> Third: Don't roll your eyes -- why not temporarily bypass Lamda? 
What
> do you have to lose? Only need a single banjo bolt for the return 
line
> and an 8x1mm to keep trash out of lower chambers. I have a spare 038
> series CPR you could try too. Would then be metered basically like E
> series rather than F.
> 
> (BTW: If you try 3rd option and like it, would appreciate a post in
> big capital letters retracting all the grief you emission boys have
> given...)
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> > Well here I am again, dealing with fuel delivery problems. You're 
not 
> > alone Andrei.
> > 
> > Post-tech session, the car ran beautifully, but there was still 
just 
> > a -hint- of something there..a restriction or tiny loss under 
hard 
> > acceleration.
> > 
> > Dave's computer showed that the entire driver's side bank was 
weaker 
> > than the passenger side. #5 was pretty much dead due to a faulty 
plug 
> > wire. #4 and #6 were not dead, just weaker.
> > 
> > I have since replaced all wires (thanks Bill) with no improvement 
in 
> > performance. The "bug in the throat" is slowly getting worse. 
That's 
> > what it sounds like to me.
> > 
> > I have:
> > A new fuel filter
> > New pick-up screen in the tank
> > Blasted the engine with Dave's de-carbonizer/fuel injector 
cleaner.
> > 
> > Even so, if enough crap got sucked up by the injectors, those 
tiny 
> > screens may not come clean. I have another fuel pump to test with 
> > (Thanks Eric Itzel). I'll just have to use the scientific method 
> > again I guess. 
> > 
> > I still pass people on the road, but it's annoying when you know 
> > there's more power to be had.
> > 
> > I only post this to see in anyone has any off-hand suggestions.
> > 
> > Rich A.
> > #5335



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