[doc] Re: Surging Idle + Acceleration Problem = ????

["nick12dmc" <Tammyfew@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Alistair,
            I have been tank diving this afternoon on LJH to try
and sort out my starting problems.
I found that there was a large piece of muck in the bottom of the fuel
pump which was "floating about" somtimes fuel was getting sent through
somtimes not. Having removed the muck and checked the tank area which
was nice and clean, no disolved rubber boots or tar/sludge in the 
bottom.
 It now starts fine.
 So maybe you have muck in there.
Best Regards 
Nick H

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Alistair McCann" <pilot25dmc@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I took the car out today for a quick blast and was dismayed to find 
that after startup the car had a strange surging idle that lasted 
untill I had driven the car for around 5 minutes, It also didnt 
really accelerate that well and stalled on me once untill the car had 
warmed up.  I drove for about half an hour, stopped for about an hour 
and then drove for another half hour without any further problems.
> 
> So, is this a fueling problem?? The car had sat for around 10 years 
with fuel in the tank and lines and had really corroded every part of 
the fuel system because of this I have replaced the fuel tank along 
with a new pump and baffle so is it just old dirty particles that 
have hidden in the fuel lines coming loose and slightly blocking the 
injectors untill I blast them free when I warm the car up or is it 
something more sinister.
> 
> Any help would be fantastic.
> 
> Alistair.
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





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