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Nevyn72
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Re: Engine fires then dies

Postby Nevyn72 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:20 pm

speed wrote:
davekmoore wrote:Where was the little hose that was leaking?

Was there no smell or visible petrol?

He said it just off the fuel pump. So out side tank. Was a small split which if you think about it, would drop fuel pressure, hence why the motor would cut out with any throttle ;)

Not necessarily, if the pump has been replaced previously there is a small amount of hose used to connect the new pump motor inside the fuel tank.

See this image. :wink:

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Re: Engine fires then dies

Postby Coote_00 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:02 pm

Hey guys yes That's exactly what's happened had a split in hose was getting fuel to the rail but when I put my thumb over it it stopped the flow.

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Re: Engine fires then dies

Postby speed » Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:10 pm

Coote_00 wrote:Hey guys yes That's exactly what's happened had a split in hose was getting fuel to the rail but when I put my thumb over it it stopped the flow.

Coote, was the split hose inside the tank or outside? Just may help others knowing the exact location.

Thanking you.
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Re: Engine fires then dies

Postby Coote_00 » Mon Feb 15, 2016 11:21 am

Hey guys it was the little one inside the tank

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Re: Engine fires then dies

Postby speed » Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:21 am

Coote_00 wrote:Hey guys it was the little one inside the tank

Thanks for that. Seems like Dave and Pete were on the money. I also learned a valuable lesson, so thanks again!
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