change the fuel filter AND the pressure regulator, check the TPS (throttle body switch) On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 1:58 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > Significant update and van still not drivable. > > Today, with the kind help of a fellow list member, my fuel pump was > replaced and now the van starts. > > Problem is now it is running very very rough and stalls unless foot is > held to give gas. > > It doesn’t start unless I pump the gas peddle. Not what I expect from > this van as it starts usually with foot off the gas. > > Engine sounds very rough though it sounded good earlier this week. > > Today we could hear that in fact the old fuel pump was turning on but it > didn’t sound like it used to for the past 7 years. It turned on and > vibrated but the sound was wrong. We took off the fuel line in the engine > compartment and cycled the fuel pump a few times. No fuel. > > Now we have fuel but the engine sounds terrible. Starts hard with lots of > gas and runs rough. > I notice also more vibration than usual. > > > Only thing I can do is to change the filters to see if they are > restricting flow. > > Other ideas about what is going on are appreciated. > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto > > |
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