[Shotimes] engine stumbling

Paul Nimz pnimz@v8sho.com
Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:39:23 -0500


Speaking of fuel pumps.  The one I took put of my '97 had Denso written on it.
What does that imply?

Paul


On 8/6/2005 11:57:56 AM, Mike Bruce (shoitoff@verizon.net) wrote:
> I got the fuel pump in last night.  Fuel pressure at idle and while
> goosing the throttle showed no change, but at steady and slowly
> increasing throttle, I am noticing some difference from my old numbers.
> I drove the car 25 or so miles this morning, and everything seems
> normal.  Right now,
> I'm off to find a replacement J3 connector for my
> ScTuner.
>
> Mike Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Zach Leahy
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 8:35 AM
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> Cc: Al & Angela; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] engine stumbling
>
> Ok, Fuel pressure regulator needs to be thought of for a moment.
>
> The fuel pressure regulator is driven by the manifold vaccum.  More
> vaccum and the pressure drops, less pressure and it increases.
>
> At Idle you are getting about 24 in Hg and that coincides well with
> the pressure you have listed at idle.
>
> When you blip the throttle, the mnifold vacuum goes down to near 0
> inches Hg.  Pressure goes up accordingly. Just like yours did.
>
> When you slowly open the throttle the vaccum level is still pretty
> high, probably near 20 inches Hg.