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Post by dsmrook on Feb 16, 2010 22:02:56 GMT -5
Well, so much for using my datalogger. The program on my Palm was apprently erased somehow, and I don't have the serial to usb adapter.
I'm running 42.5psi of fuel pressure right now but I'll up it to 60psi and check for leaks tomorrow.
I'm begining to think it might be a stuck injector. The exhaust smells a bit rich and it tends to bog leaving idle.
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Post by awd92talontsi on Feb 16, 2010 22:11:23 GMT -5
Do all your plugs look the same? a stuck injector would probably make one look exceptionally fouled.
bryan
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Post by dsmrook on Feb 19, 2010 17:26:51 GMT -5
Well I'm ruling out having a stuck injector because all of my plugs look fine to me. Still haven't pulled the cover off the pump to see any leaks. As for spotting any fuel on the ground, there's nothing I can see besides oil
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Post by awd92talontsi on Feb 23, 2010 7:18:26 GMT -5
I'd agree on the spark plug/fuel injector assesment. You never mentioned what your actual MPG that you are getting is. Basing anything on the stock gauge is kinda hit or miss.
bryan
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Post by dsmrook on Feb 23, 2010 20:20:05 GMT -5
I was at about an 8th tank when I filled up and it only let me put in 11 gal. Seems a little off to me, but I usually run it pretty low between fill-ups so it's kind of hard for me to judge.
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Post by awd92talontsi on Feb 23, 2010 22:07:42 GMT -5
reset the trip meter next time you fill it up. Even after half a tank refill. divide miles/gal gas to get your actual MPG.
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Post by dsmrook on Feb 23, 2010 22:17:16 GMT -5
Yeah. I actually do that every time I fill up (yeah I'm a bored college student). It just varys a lot because I make trips to GR every other week. But as for the weeks that I stay up here I tend to get around 17-18mpg, which is all city. I filled up, reset the trip, and I'm going to fill up again at 1/2 tank and check the gallons on the recipt along with miles on the trip and do some intense calculations.
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Post by awd92talontsi on Feb 24, 2010 17:39:28 GMT -5
I've seen as bad as 18mpg when I don't go anywhere but work or the grocery store. If i head out to GR or over to deteroit I'll get 24. I got mildly concerned at the start of winter but after observing a nothing but high trip at 24 mpg I stopped worrying about it.
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