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Re: [T3] running rough


<x-flowed>>If you have a pressure gauge that you can connect to the fuel rail
>on the engine, the best way to diagnose this is to take it for a drive
>with someone watching that gauge. It should hold at 28-30 psi, but
>if the pump is having trouble pulling in enough gas you will be able
>to see the pressure drop as you put load on the engine. Once you
>fix the problem you will see a fairly constant 28-30 psi.

That's not real easy to do for those of us who don't drive squarebacks :/  
To test my pump for consistent pressure while driving the fastback, I just 
made an extra-long hose extension for my gage out of fuel line hose.  I ran 
it from the engine, along the outside of the car, and to my lap.

-Mark

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