| Keith |
11-27-2004 05:21 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by camcojb
Okay, how about monitoring the voltage at the pump; see if the voltage is dropping, an electric fan kicking on, etc. Voltage has a direct affect on the pump speed and pressure. If it's staying steady I'd be looking very hard at the pump and/or inlet line size to the pump.
Don't give up!
Jody
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Hmmm....interesting. Everything is relayed and wired right. When we checked voltage @ the pump, it dipped when the 50Amp draw on the fans kicked in but climbed right back to, I believe, 13.8V and stayed there. We also just replaced the alt with a 90 Amp version..... I still believe, now more than ever, that our issue is localized in the tank somewhere. I believe the gas can bypass will prove me right but won't know until we do it tommorow.
Also, we decided to take the car to the track out here for ****s and giggles a week ago even with the fuel issue it was having. Figured we could let it cool down enough to get a pass out of it. Well, two cars back in the staging lanes right before the burnout box, a rubber fuel line (pre stainless and -6an) exploded before the regulator and puked fuel over the entire motor. Unknow to the driver, the car started to stumble and thinking it was the car bogging, he gave it a little pedal to bring the idle up and the carb backfired and...well, you can guess what happened. We got it out before it destroted everything but it was pretty humbling which prompted the entire fuel system and engine bay/wiring makeover. Imagine how surprised we were when after firing it up and setting total timing, the car did the same fuel pressure drop as it did before......if I was going to give up on the car, it would have been last week when I told my friend to push it off a cliff and call it a day. :D |
