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Date:         Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:41:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Throttle-on running issue
Comments: To: Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <359966ED-0EAF-4EF2-92FC-86F8C86CDBB5@gmail.com>
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I used golf tees to block the lines during filter and pump work, but jeeze, ....

On Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 2:58 PM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> It WAS a fueling issue and it’s possibly the weirdest and most comical > thing I’ve seen. After much head scratching and searching I found a golf > tee stuffed into the inlet fuel line just ahead of the fuel pump. This was > causing fuel starvation at anything more than idle. :-) > > > On Jul 17, 2019, at 7:47 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I will measure fuel pressure after work today. > > > > Chris. > > > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > > > >> Wiadomość napisana przez vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> w dniu > 16.07.2019, o godz. 18:18: > >> > >> Careful with the compressed air. Very low psi only. > >> In stock tanks the fuel flows through plastic parts inside the tank. > >> > >> Might be better to measure combined pressure and flow rate per the > manual to see if that has anything to do with the problem first. > >> > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> Chris S wrote: > >>> Will try! It’s all part of the journey. :-) > >>> > >>> Wysłane z iPhone'a > >>> > >>>> Wiadomość napisana przez Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> w dniu > 15.07.2019, o godz. 23:29: > >>>> > >>>> Open the gas cap and run some compressed air back from the fuel line > outlet, too. > >>>> > >>>> >


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