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Subject:Fueling prob. Diagnosis help: resolution
From:Don Hanson
Date:Sun, 11 Dec 2016 07:52:19 -0800

Thanks all.  I recently sought help for my 84 Digifant inline's running
problem that occurred while on the road south..(Tonapah, NV.  blizzard, no
run after a gas stop, hiccups crossing Death Valley, etc)
   I drove through some heavy and sustained precipitation and it turns out
that expansion tanks, both sides, were collecting water through the top
vent  connections.. the rubber grommets were about gone.  I replaced my
temp II sensor (in that blizzard in Tonapah) thinking that maybe matched my
symptoms, it started and ran ok, but stumbled badly a few times after short
stops in DV...
I'd also messed with the filter(s) and the fuel pump before departure,
having had a few fueling episodes prior to departure... those were also
following "deluge-driving" sessions, but I didn't pick up on the connection
to water in my gas tank until someone here pointed out the expansion tank
rubber grommets as a possible solution.
   New grommets and 3 bottles of fuel dry, she's going fine again.. Thanks

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