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Old 06-15-2015, 09:56 PM   #14
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Default Re: Bad fuel pump? 51 Custom

Just for fun I tried to get the fuel delivery problem to happen at home. I ran the engine at high idle (probably 2,000 RPM) for at least 5 minutes, which is longer than it would last on the road, watching the stock settling bowl for any signs of air and nothing. Never skipped a beat and never died like it has twice within a mile of home just driving at 30 mph on the level neighborhood streets. Frustrating. Makes me thinks maybe it's fixed itself but can't trust that it has.

If it was a leak either in the settling bowl or fuel line wouldn't it manifest itself at a 2,000 RPM idle for over 5 minutes?

The first I drove it from my friends house to mine Thursday was 20 miles at 65-70 mph on the freeway without any problems. Then made it to a car show a couple of miles away Saturday but didn't make it home. Bewildered.
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