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Subject:Re: Throttle-on running issue
From:Chris S
Date:Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:57:31 -0400

It WAS a fueling issue and it’s possibly the weirdest and most comical thing I’ve seen.  After much head scratching and searching I found a golf tee stuffed into the inlet fuel line just ahead of the fuel pump.  This was causing fuel starvation at anything more than idle.  :-)

> On Jul 17, 2019, at 7:47 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I will measure fuel pressure after work today.  
> 
> Chris. 
> 
> Wysłane z iPhone'a
> 
>> Wiadomość napisana przez vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> w dniu 16.07.2019, o godz. 18:18:
>> 
>> Careful with the compressed air. Very low psi only.
>> In stock tanks the fuel flows through plastic parts inside the tank.
>> 
>> Might be better to measure combined pressure and flow rate per the manual to see if that has anything to do with the problem first.
>> 
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> Chris S wrote:
>>> Will try!  It’s all part of the journey. :-)
>>> 
>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
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>>>> Wiadomość napisana przez Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> w dniu 15.07.2019, o godz. 23:29:
>>>> 
>>>> Open the gas cap and run some compressed air back from the fuel line outlet, too.
>>>> 
>>>>

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