Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:32:47 GMT From: "David Spear" <dspearREMOVE99canopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Need some help badly
Car started up just fine at lunch today, drove it home (400m), idles fine, no air in lines... ??? Mixture on dwell still reads ~30 degrees, too lean. Will test line pressure, etc. Wife not happy. thanks for your help. dave "Grunff" <grunff232nopsam.com> wrote in message news:1067270067.95104.0nopsams.uk.clara.net... > David Spear wrote: > > > My longwinded question is this: What could cause air to be introduced into > > my #2 fuel line. > > Either the fuel distributor is faulty, or it's not getting > adequate fuel pressure/flow rate. They're pretty reliable > beasts, so check the line pressure and flow rate first. > > > > No bubbles in any other lines, and the bubbles are > > definitely coming out of the fuel distributor. Could a failed or failing > > fuel distributor account for my inability to bring my fuel mixture into > > range? > > Yes. > > > > Could it account for the car stalling and refusing to start? > > Yes. > > > > What > > can go wrong with the fuel distributor and is it internally repairable? > > Dunno - I've never opened one up (or had to replace one for that > matter). > > > > I really don't want to replace the fuel distributor (>$500) if in fact > > something else may be causing these symptoms... please help. > > I don't see that you have much choice - if pressure and flow are > good, then it's faulty. > > Good luck, > > -- > Grunff >
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