

| Subject: | Re: Engine hesitates upon take off |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:10:09 -0500 |
I take it your's is a WBX, and as such all four injectors fire at the same time. John On Jun 17, 2015 10:16 PM, "Abel Longoria" <houstonphotog@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the changes you've made Marc. > > I was about to change the fuel pressure regulator since I know I had > ordered a spare. I looked tonight and wouldn't you know I had already > changed it out about 8 months ago. > > I'm sitting here thinking about how often and when it has happened. I have > a new gowesty engine and newly rebuilt transmission. I noticed it happening > here in Houston... Went on a long 4,700 mile trip to California and back > and it never once lagged at takeoff until I got a mile away from my house > in Houston. Wondering if it has something to do with elevation. Thinner air > versus more dense air here at 100ft elevation. I dunno... > > I still wanna check my timing to be safe. > > Abel Longoria > On Jun 17, 2015 7:21 PM, "Marc Perdue" <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Well, today was overcast and in the low 80s, so I took off the > > afternoon from work and installed my new fuel injectors. One of the > > screws on the old injectors was so rusted I had to drill it out to get > > the injector off without breaking the manifold. Because that took way > > more time than it should have, I didn't get a chance to drive the van > > today. It did, however, start up pretty quickly after I got everything > > back together. At this point, I was just looking to see if there were > > any leaks and if the van would start. No leaks! Yay!! > > > > One thing I realized as I was putting everything back together, > > though, is that the connectors for the injectors aren't marked at all. > > Does it matter which connector is connected to which injector? I tried > > swapping the ones on the driver's side and it didn't seem to make any > > difference. > > > > I'll let you all know the outcome after I've had a chance to drive it. > > My gut feeling at this point is that there doesn't seem to be an > > appreciable difference in the way the engine runs. We'll see . . . > > > > Marc Perdue, in central VA. > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I've noticed that when accelerating from an intersection, after sitting > > at > > > a red light, my 2.1 WBX will sometimes hesitate for 5 to 15 seconds. > > I'll > > > start moving, but the engine has no power and giving it more gas does > > > nothing. After those few seconds, the engine will start to pick up > power > > > and soon everything will be running fine. > > > > > > This has just start happening and is still sporadic, but it is becoming > > > more frequent. Seems to only happen after a full stop, like at a red > > > light. Would this be a clogged fuel filter or what? > > > > > > Thanks for any ideas. FWIW, the fuel tank and the ECU were replaced a > > few > > > years ago. > > > > > > Rick > > >
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