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Tamworth
Registered:
August 2004
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blocked fuel pickup in tank??
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Sun, 16 October 2005 07:13
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hey.
Just wondering if anyone has had any troubles with there fuel pickups on there ta23's.
Mine seems to get blocked on occasions which is really anoying.
I have drained the fuel tank and flushed it many times but it still plays up on me.
If i blow back thru the fuel line and re-connect it up it will go again. There is some resistance to start with but it seems to free up after my face has gone red from blowing.
Im thinking there is a rag or somthing floating around in the fuel tank that occasionally gets sucked over the pickup strainer.
What do u think?
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cambo
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: blocked fuel pickup in tank??
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Sun, 16 October 2005 10:21
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rag seems unlikely.
but just a note. when you blow through a fuel line full of fuel it will be hard to do up until all the fuel has blown through the other end then it will suddenly get easy, maybe this is what your feeling when the resistance drops after blowing through it?
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Location:
Tamworth
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August 2004
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Re: blocked fuel pickup in tank??
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Sun, 16 October 2005 11:47
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True.
Tho when the car stops(due to lack of fuel) the filter on the line is empty(its clear). When i blow watever fuel is left in the line back to the tank the fuel naturally dribbles back down the line and leaks out until i reconnect it. It wont naturally dribble down when the car has stopped due to fuel starv.
I have blown down the fuel line with compressed air.
I havent ever drained a fuel tank before so iv got no comparison to the amount of gunk that may come out. Id say there was a bit but not a great deal.
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: blocked fuel pickup in tank??
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Mon, 17 October 2005 07:27
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cars not converted to efi is it?
maybe take out the tank and clean it out. there shouldnt be much gunk in there at all. give it a good flush with petrol and put it back in if your worried about it, atleast that way you can canel out any problems from the tank.
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Location:
Tamworth
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: blocked fuel pickup in tank??
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Mon, 17 October 2005 07:55
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no its still carby. it happend just then and i blew threw the lines and reconnected it and she went without hesitation.
This is one of many gremlins to sort out. Iv got a brand new 18rc i think ill just put that in. i could be hunting the little bastards down for a long time.
Thanx for advice EVOSTi
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