Dick,
Today, my son and I ran the car with the air cleaner lid off and are unable
to see any leaks in the fuel line plumbing. We were unable to remove the tan
wire from the socket so cut it and pput abullet connector in so we can do
this when ever we want to. We also checked the fuel nozzles with the coil
wire out and grounded and seems OK. We did notice that the plastic covering
on the connectors to the control pump and the FPS are nearly melted off but
still making contact. Apparantly had a small fire in there some time or
other. Checked the FPS and got an ohms reading of 15.4 ohms. Did the control
pump check with the test light and seems OK. The light came on mementarily
when cranking and turning on the key. Still starting hard and then floods
itself after running very rough for a few seconds I wish I had some extra
EFI parts I could try but they are few and far between out here in the
boonies. The air cleaner lid is tight, has a good seal top and bottom and
all vacuum hoses are in place. Any other ideas?
Leo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Flooded '83 EFI
> My first, second and third guesses are all the same: You have a leak in
the
> fuel line plumbing from the Control Fuel Pump to the Fuel Pressure Switch,
> or from there to the nozzle regulator/fuel rail assembly. Do the "run
the
> car without the air cleaner lid on" trick and just look for where the
liquid
> fuel is leaking from - I'm sure you'll see it. Possibly the FPS has
> developed a leak - it happens.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leo Heligas" <llhelig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Imperial Club" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 12:49 PM
> Subject: IML: Flooded '83 EFI
>
>
> Dick B & Bob H, & List
> Two days ago, I was at my daughters for supper and upon leaving, my 83
> refused to start, not even a peep! After getting out to kick the tires I
> found it was flooded to the point I could smell raw gas very strongly. The
> next AM I went and disconnected the battery to reset the computer (such as
> it is) and made sure the air cleaner lid was tight and lo and behold, it
> started immediately. However, later on it started to die at stop lights
and
> signs. Finally it again refused to start until I put the throttle on the
> floor and then relalized it was flooded again. It would start and then run
> rough until the extra gas is gone, then flood itself (I think) while
moving.
> I finally ran the battery down enough to call AAA and tow her home. Tried
it
> today and it starts fine then runs very rough, misses as tho several plugs
> were fouled? Dick B & Bob H; any ideas where to start?
> Leo H '83 Still EFI!!!!!
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