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A friend is having some trouble with what we think is boiling fuel. This is on a bike, and what he did was convert from carb to fuel injection (using factory...
Kevin Ames
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Aug 1, 2005
1:16 pm
83609
I'm surprised it works even when cold. You *must* have that return line to someplace before the pump, preferably the tank -- or so I'm told....
AI Nut
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Aug 1, 2005
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83610
How long does it take until the motor quits? I had a similar problem (would run great at the house, get about a mile away and turn to crap, and then die about...
Richard Ramsey
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Aug 1, 2005
2:34 pm
83611
It is before the pump. Its "T'd" into the feed line to the pump :) Kevin...
Kevin Ames
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Aug 1, 2005
2:35 pm
83612
I've been looking at that flow path and to be honest I see no reason why the pump wouldn't simply cavitate. AllanD ... is on a bike, and what he did was...
Allan De Groot
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Aug 1, 2005
2:36 pm
83613
Well, thats not out of the question as the efi harness was hacked and grafted to the carb harness (more like 2 seperate systems) My pal did a great job of it...
Kevin Ames
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Aug 1, 2005
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How could it cavitate? The fuel flowing through the return line re-enters the system between where the pump is and where it gets fuel from. Excess fuel is...
Kevin Ames
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Aug 1, 2005
3:47 pm
83615
Can you get it hot while still at "home base" and then when it is failing try changing to a plastic 5 gal gas can with proper return fittings? You couldn't...
fangle
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Aug 1, 2005
4:03 pm
83616
1. if the ECU is under the hood, they don't like heat at all, 2. some primary component might be under the hood, 3. fuel is too hot. Fuel will expand...
AI Nut
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Aug 1, 2005
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... From: "AI Nut" <ainut@...> To: <jyturbo@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [jyturbo] Boiling fuel ... This is on a...
Stephen Kilby
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Aug 1, 2005
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AI Nut, Do you ever really read a post? This is on a bike. What does the ECU have to do with anything here? They have heat entering the fuel somewhere,...
Daniel R. Nicoson
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Aug 1, 2005
6:12 pm
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... The same heat considerations apply....
AI Nut
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Aug 1, 2005
6:38 pm
83620
I think the problem gets worse since the return line fuel is under pressure where as the tank is gravity fed. That means the pressurized fuel is going through...
Dave McFarland
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Aug 1, 2005
6:41 pm
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Mark, I feel the same [on your point], but you could go the the group home, and read just what you want. Seems to save me some time, vs the e-mail option. Dave...
david brode
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Aug 1, 2005
7:39 pm
83622
... rougher then dies. The pump gets ... out a hose slowly collapsing and starving ... pretty much lays on the rocker cover. ... A few months back, I helped a...
Scott Peitzsch
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Aug 1, 2005
8:22 pm
83623
Yup, that sounds like a good idea, Dave. Mark ... From: david brode <dbrode@...> To: jyturbo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 19:39:04 -0000 ...
turboshortbus@...
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Aug 1, 2005
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... I haven't run it under boost yet, since I don't have a driveshaft! -- ===ronin@... (Dave Williams)===================DoD #978=== == "Peace...
Dave Williams
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Aug 1, 2005
10:32 pm
83625
... You've been saying that for a few weeks now!...
frederic
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Aug 1, 2005
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83626
... Yah, some guy wants his big block done soon, so I've been wasting my valuable time on that! -- ===ronin@... (Dave Williams)===================DoD...
Dave Williams
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Aug 1, 2005
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... Try an older Ford power steering cooler. They're steel, about 1x2x6". -- ===ronin@... (Dave Williams)===================DoD #978=== == "Peace...
Dave Williams
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Aug 1, 2005
11:17 pm
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... yeah, what a pushy guy he is!...
frederic
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Aug 1, 2005
11:46 pm
83629
Uh huh... and as the bulk of the fuel circulates getting progressively warmer and flows through the "T' fitting the flow is probably very turbulent in the T...
Allan De Groot
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Aug 2, 2005
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83630
Read Smokey's autobiography sometime. His pilot training gave him a bunch of science background. He liked to read that kind of stuff IIRC. He also spent a...
Ed Mulligan
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Aug 2, 2005
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83631
I ordered both his book Power Secrets and his book Best Damn Garage in Town. I am 3/4 throught the Power Secrets. Interesting thought patterns. He didn't...
Jimmie A.
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Aug 2, 2005
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... You were never capable of discussing much turbo-related stuff, anyway, Mark. I thought you maintained your Yahoogroups account for the sole purposes of...
Joseph
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Aug 2, 2005
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83633
... I know that feeling. Unfortunately, I am a slave to that unholy dollar... Joseph...
Joseph
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83634
... I think the copy editor removed every other word as an unneccesary explicative - otherwise he'd sound EXACTLY like MGB! I think it's derived from hating...
Joseph
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Aug 2, 2005
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A while back someone posted the URL and password for an auto repair database. I wrote down the password but can't find the URL. Can someone dig that out for...
dynorad
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Aug 3, 2005
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http://www.ventresslibrary.org/databases.php Kevin...
Kevin Ames
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Aug 3, 2005
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83637
It is requiring a patron ID# now. Anybody got one?----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Ames To: jyturbo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005...
Buddy Gamel
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