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Before I pull the tank out...

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:20 pm
by Peaceman
Is there any other reason my 89 injection scala would be spluttering and loosing power while the fuel pump/strainer is making funny noises?

Its almost like there is air going through..

I replaced the pump and filter once and it ran great for a week then the same problem came back. I have looked in the tank and to be honest it is a bit like someone's shook a pepper mill a couple of times in there but there's not loads.

I put more fuel in to see if it was sucking rust off the bottom of the tank but that didn't make a difference.

My next step would be replace the filler neck and clean out the tank but want to make sure first there isnt any silly issues I might have missed before I go through all that.

Cheers in advance

Chris

Re: Before I pull the tank out...

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:41 pm
by DT1
Could be the lift pump in the tank.

The main pump isn't designed to suck fuel out of the tank and struggles if the lift pump isn't working.

Re: Before I pull the tank out...

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:10 pm
by Peaceman
Ah interesting...

I shall investigate

Cheers!

Re: Before I pull the tank out...

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:29 pm
by Peaceman
....And fixed!!

Great stuff cheers for that again, simple I know but if you dont know it could get frustrating!