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Subject:Re: Throttle-on running issue
From:Don Hanson
Date:Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:41:05 -0700

I used golf tees to block the lines during filter and pump work, but jeeze,
....

On Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 2:58 PM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >>>> 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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