Re: [T3] Running hot

[Mark Healey <marksvw@healeyonline.com>]

<x-flowed>Constantino Tobio wrote:
> Mark Healey wrote:
> > I've had problems with my car running hot for some time now.  I've
> > tried several pressure sensors.  The one I have in now is still
> > sealed.  I've checked the fuel pressure, OK.  I did the resistance
> > checks on the temp sensors, OK.
> By "running hot" do you mean the engine is running hot, or that it runs
> badly when the engine is hot?

It's running hot.  It actually runs well, but I can smell it.


> > Could enough air be getting into the fuel lines to cause it to run lean?
> Unlikely, I would think. If you have a leak in the system, I wouldn't
> think it likely to suction in air and fuel during normal pump operation.
> A pressurized line is running a bit above atmospheric pressure. A leaky
> line will leak out, not in, when pressurized.

Unless the leak is between the fuel pump and the gas tank or a similar 
place inside the fuel pump.

--
Mark Healey
71 FI Manual Square
marksvw@healeyonline.com

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