Is it the fule pump?, Spluttering and stalling! |
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Is it the fule pump?, Spluttering and stalling! |
chrispovoas |
Apr 8 2023, 04:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 8-April 23 From: New Zealand Member No.: 27,285 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
Hi guys, Chris from New Zealand here....finally bought myself a 914! Shes a '73 2.0 with original FI. Had her about a week, after standing for 8 years.
Previous owner spent some time and money getting her on the road as part of the sale to me, but still a bit of work to be done! I'll try and attach a picture. Took her for a shakedown run today for about 3 hours but then she started coughing and spluttering then stalled at about 60mph. Coasted to a halt, ignition on/off and away she went again for about half an hour.. Same thing again, ignition on/off and all was well for another 20 min.. This went on and on and the intervals between spluttering and stalling got more frequent until i just about made it home. Felt like fuel rather than electrical... Could it be the fuel pump, or any other ideas? I have a feeling I'll be using the forum quite a bit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Nice to meet everyone! |
KELTY360 |
Apr 10 2023, 06:21 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,034 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
My $.02 (US). It's not vapor lock. If it was, in my experience, it wouldn't restart immediately. You'd have to wait til it cooled down to get started again. I think the comments about rust in the tank and clogging the sock fit the symptoms perfectly. The tank isn't hard to pull if there's not much gas in there. Don't think of it as a last resort. Can't help with the idle and rough running, that's for the experts. Good luck and....
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chrispovoas |
Apr 11 2023, 02:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 8-April 23 From: New Zealand Member No.: 27,285 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
My $.02 (US). It's not vapor lock. If it was, in my experience, it wouldn't restart immediately. You'd have to wait til it cooled down to get started again. I think the comments about rust in the tank and clogging the sock fit the symptoms perfectly. The tank isn't hard to pull if there's not much gas in there. Don't think of it as a last resort. Can't help with the idle and rough running, that's for the experts. Good luck and.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Thanks Marc! Unfortunately my tanks 3/4 full! Ill test the AAR first this weekend, and if that tests ok, ill probably order a CHT sensor as its going to take me a while to get through all of that fuel, especially as it stalls so i cant drive that far to use the fuel up! |
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