[Shotimes] lost MPG due to fuel pump?

Steve Tatro stevetatro@att.net
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:08:52 -0500


If you have leaky injectors there would already be a little fuel to
start the car, even if you've cut off the injectors by holding down the
gas pedal.  It's supposedly designed like this to aide a flooded car in
starting.

Both my '90 and my current '93 ATX have done this.

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 164k miles
Cincinnati, Ohio



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Porter
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:43 PM
To: Dave Kegel; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] lost MPG due to fuel pump?


Uh, if the injectors are shut off, meaning no fuel, how can the car
start??

Mine is definitely NOT flooded when I do this, it has some other funky
problem.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dave Kegel
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:18 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] lost MPG due to fuel pump?


Actually, I think it does.  The owners manual even tells you that if you
flood it, to hold your foot to the floor to get it started.

Dave Kegel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: January 13, 2003 3:07 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] lost MPG due to fuel pump?


> I don't think so. My '95 is rather unresponsive when it's cold (like
within
> the first mile in sub-freezing  weather) and likes to stall. Flooring 
> it which starting brings it to life. There is a procedure in the PCM 
> that
works
> during cranking with full throttle, but it definitely does NOT shut 
> off
the
> injectors.
>
> Ron Porter
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