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RE: since were on this " my Engine runs bad when..." thread.

To: "'todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil'" <todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil>
Subject: RE: since were on this " my Engine runs bad when..." thread.
From: Randy Rees <randyr@starwave.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 12:24:10 -0700
Always flat and level. But I was inclined to think it may be a fuel
drainback problem. Anybody else?

>
>One thing that springs to my mind is the orientation of the car when
>parked.  Is it always parked facing uphill at your house, and/or always
>parked facing downhill at work?  Under such circumstances I could
>imagine that the fuel pump would have a hard time passing fuel through a
>(perhaps partially clogged) fuel line in the morning, but gravity would
>gradually fill the float bowls while you're busy earning your millions.
>
>Blind guesses aren't very accurate, though.  I suggest installing a
>clear fuel filter so that you can actually observe what's happening each
>time you cold-start it.  At the least, you could pop open the float
>bowls and check the fuel level each time.
>
>-- 
>
>Todd Mullins
>Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil   On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast
>
>'74 MGB Tourer that needs a new fuel filter itself
>
>That's me at the corner.
>That's me at the stoplight,
>Losing my transmission...

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