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Re: [T3] What appears to be a fuel leak...


On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 22:31, 70/3 Frankensquare wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I pulled the engine today, in order to replace my practically nonexistant exhaust 
> donuts & eliminate the pesky exhaust leak, and tinker a bit.. 
> 
> Everything went back together okay, she's a touch reluctant to fire up, but starts.. 
> though I did notice that as I put the throttle down it bogged down as opposed to 
> wound up...   before it died. 
> I've been toying with the ignition (replacing the aftermarket coil with the one that is 
> stock) so I figure I've got a little work to do, but the car fired up, so I'm not way out.. I 
> continue to attempt to start the car, and it continues to catch on, then fall on it's face 
> when I take my foot off. After a short while it ceases to try at all.
> 
> This is when we notice the puddle of what looks like gas forming under the engine. 
> Recheck each hose junction, and the length of hose for good measure, dry as a 
> bone.  Nor do I smell gas fumes, just a puddle of what smells like dilute gas under 
> the car.
> 
> Is it possible that I've flooded this car like no other car has been flooded before?
> 
> 1970 (pretty sure) stock FI
> I plugged the cold start injector back in..
> I was also pushing the pedal to the floor listening to all the clicks after priming the 
> lines each time before attempting to start the car, when it started, it was a pain to 
> keep running. I had the foot to the floor to maintain a little bit above idle RPM with 
> the clutch depressed.
If the cold start valve was disconnected before, try unhooking it again.
It acts like there is something screwed up in the wiring to the CSV.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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