On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, John Hervey wrote: > The Hollow bolts and fittings on top of the fuel distributor are 8mm and > so are the copper washers. The other larger connections to the side are > 12mm. The only other size is the 10mm on the Warm up regulator with a > 8mm on the other end on top of the fuel dist. If you don't find them let > me know. Okay, thanks for the sizes. It should't be too hard. If I can't find them at a shop around the corner, I can head over to my mechanic's shop, where he's got 'em all. > As the voltage fluctuates so will the electric motor that is the fuel > pump and being a rotor vane pump it may get louder under load and wear. > Remember your running on alternator voltage until it drops down to 12.66 > then it's battery. P.S. Did you ever find your low voltage problem. Sure, I do expect some fluctuation. I was just trying to establish the sound I'm hearing as one that is fluctuating with voltage. I don't expect a silent fuel pump, either, so I'm not particularly worried that I'm hearing mine. But should I have one on the way out, I'd rather figure it out before I get stranded somewhere. :) I never have found the source of my voltage issues. Honestly, I've put that on the back burner because the car *does* work. Certainly I expect to see lower voltages at idle, but I still don't like the fact that my radio cuts out at idle. One of many things I plan to do at some point is pull the center console out and get a better look at some of the electrical system up in the dash. I know a previous owner has done a lot of work in there, so someday I need to inventory everything in there and figure out just what is stock, what isn't, and why. > Better gas. We have no knock sensor to control this. The new ignition > system may also help. What are you going to do for a coil. His package > didn't include one. Is it extra and how much. I've got no reason to believe I have bad gas. I'm using 93 octane, and only buy major brand names, and not always at the same station. I've got a couple of jugs of Sunoco 104 in the garage (for fun weekends with the other car). Maybe I should toss a few gallons in the DMC and see if it manages to knock with that. That is, if it can even ignite it at all. :) I'm not expecting much, if anything, from the ignition upgrade stuff. I know a lot of people claim it's snake oil, but since I enjoy tinkering with things, and it's fairly easy for me to get over to DMCH to pick up the parts, I figured I'd give it an unbiased opinion. Hopefully I'll finish the install tomorrow. I ran out of light today. Right now I'm still on the stock coil, which I assume is 20 years old. I don't believe it was replaced when the performance engine was put in. I plan to leave it as it is for the time being, at least until I've had the opportunity to determine what, if any, is gained by adding the performance ignition package. After that point, I may well upgrade it. Since I have the performance engine, this may well just be a case of slightly too aggressive timing, so backing it off a little may also be of some help. -andrew To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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