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Old 04-12-2007, 09:18 AM
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Re: '97 305 runs like out of gas

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Originally Posted by mr_mushroom
sounds like the regulator is probably the best diagnosis. that's what i'd guess. assuming of course that you've checked the filter recently. i put bad gas in once and it acted like it was dying and it was just the shitty gas.
Problem with that, is it's just another guess. I'm asking a few questions about how the system works so I can stop spending money throwing parts at it, and fix the leak.

It could be a miriade of parts that I could guess were leaking, I did just replace the intake mani gaskets, pump, and filter. Any one of those rusted connections underneith could be leaking, or I could have pinched an o-ring, etc.

I need to know what keeps the fuel from backflowing to the tank, a check-valve I assume, but where.

What is the minimum working pressure. I've heard varrying numbers around that people say the injectors won't be reliable below.

These are a few things I wanted to know so I can best test sections of the system at a time. I was uncertain about the connection between the pump and the line, and I'm waiting on a new 'dampener' to come in so I can put the pump back in. But I could blow backwards through the pump, so that got me wondering what keeps the pressure in the line once the pump is not energized.

Thanks for the help!
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