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Subject:Re: Throttle-on running issue
From:Chris S
Date:Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:44:29 -0400

Just to be official, I’m not mad.  I thought it was funny as heck.  It all worked out in the end and no cuss words were uttered.  ;-)

> On Jul 26, 2019, at 7:40 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> well Chris.... you may already know... the previous owner put the golf tee to stop the fuel flow while changing the fuel pump... and then forgot about it... 
> 
> ⏜⏝⏜
> 
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 2:58 PM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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