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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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my car was poorly the other day,after fitting loadsa new bits ,and a twin fan front mount intercooler,i was flumuxed as to what it could have been,now i know it was a fueling issue,and my fuel systems brand new,so it could only be starvation,as it happened as the boost went up,.

so i got on the floor,and reached to check the leads to the pump,and lo-and behold,the negative just fell off ,so there i was,sat morning,7oclock,under remanufacturing both wires after cutting back a fair amount of rotten wire,and re-sheathing it all safe, i got to try it on relatively quiet morning roads, and ,,we-hey,bingo,thats the daddy!

my fueling glitch has gone for sure,

looks like ill need a new clutch soon tho


so just check your connection to the pump,if you have a fueling prob,.remember to have the ignition off,or better still ,disconnect from the battery.
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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theirs ALWAYS something eh good find tho! could of turned into a 40 page post
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 10:14 AM
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Nice advice mate. As said, that could so easily have turned into a nightmare find
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by vroooom ptssssh
theirs ALWAYS something eh good find tho! could of turned into a 40 page post
Ill second that!

Well done that man though
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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cheers,,apparently,just a little bit of bad current flow,from say,brittle wireing due to age,corrosion,or a dodgy connection to the power posts on the pump,is enough to affect the flow rate big time,.

seems a waste of good v-power,to have just a slight fueling glitch.

remember, fuel is dangerous,so dont be sparking those wires around that tank.,disconnect ,to be sure.
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