New DD and a question

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

That wisp of smoke was a moment of terror wasn't it?  I HATE when my
car does that.

On 9/14/05, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
> >Subject: Re: WAS: Possible DD Scirocco, NOW: New DD and a question
> >
> 
> >> >  I just got back from Eastern PA, with a black 85 Wolfie in tow.
> > >  It has a running problem....I'd be open/grateful for your thoughts
> > >  and suggestions:
> > >  It bogs, sputters, misses and stalls when you gas it....idles
> > >  fine.  It seems to starve for fuel after you gas it, as it dies
> > >  pretty hard and doesn't recover to an idle.  Seems slightly worse
> > >  after running for a couple of minutes.
> 
> Thanks, all.
> 
> Pulled the transfer pump....tank looked purdy clean and the strainer was
> clean.  Pump/sender mount did not seem to be sealing too well.  I think the
> PO try to pry it off before he figured out you need to turn it to release
> it.  Straighted that out, put it together and the car ran great!
> Coincidence?  Does that tank need to be airtight?  Maybe just the towing
> sloshed the system into shape?  Strange.  Put some Wurth injector cleaner in
> the almost empty tank, ran it empty last night and this morning and put some
> premium in it.  It missed once or twice above 5k, but otherwise runs great.
> Go figure?
> 
> Now I have to start my laundry list.  One thing at a time <sigh>
> 
> Oh, and it died for a second in front of my friend's shop today, just as I
> was putting it in reverse.  A wisp of smoke from the fusebox area.  I
> wiggled the relays and it started and ran fine.  Gonna swap out the fuse box
> and change the battery ground cable/check some grounds.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 


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