Re: [T3] stalling

[Russell Wolfe <russella@netins.net>]

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Marc Baskin wrote:

> about 2 months ago, my '73 variant started to crap out on me whenever i
> stepped on the gas or went up a hill. it wouldnt stall, but just lost power
> and had to be brought to a stop. once i shut the engine off, started it
> again, and drove off it would drive alright until i tried to floor it or
> went up another hill. i put a new fuel filter in it, and within 1 min, it
> felt like something unplugged, and i had full horsepower again until
> recently. it started to do it again, even tough the filter is clean. could
> by tank be rusted? fuel pump? any suggestions?
Have you pulled the suction line from the bottom of the tank and cleaned the
screen that is on it.
Also, there is a "well" in the bottom of the tank around the suction and return
line. This "well" is to keep the pump from starving when cornering. The fuel
into the well is replenished through a small gap around the return line. If
this gap gets plugged, the pump can starve. I had similar problems as you
discribe, and that was what the problem was. You can see into the well by
removing the gas gage unit, and looking in with a strong flash light.

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Russ Wolfe
http://www.classicvw.org

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