[AT] Part time trailer puller fuel system

CEE VILL cvee60 at hotmail.com
Tue Mar 18 03:40:10 PDT 2008


Quite a story, Charlie.  I am familiar with the double nutted stud you speak of.  I have to get into my '89 Delta when the weather is better.  I have a lack of fuel problem, especially when not warmed up.  Coughs and starves out like it needs to be choked especially at low RPM.  Not good to pull out into an intersection and have to baby it to keep it running.  I am thinking temp. sensor, but who knows?  I have never driven this car in salt weather and with 110,000 miles, it is still a favorite.  It will get 29 MPG on a trip, so it is better than the rest of the fleet.  With gas pushing 3.50 now, I guess I can spend a few bucks if necessary on the Olds.

Charlie

> From: chill8 at suddenlink.net
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:13:30 -0400
> Subject: Re: [AT] Part time trailer puller fuel system
>
> Charlie I realize you were just joking with Farmer but boy did you ever
> tell the truth in respect to computerized engines. Here's my story about
> that.
>
> My 89 GMC (relatively primative throttle body injection system) was only
> about 4 years old and maybe 130,000 miles or so when it developed a hitch,
> sputter and pop at a steady speed. After a while I figured out that it only
> happened with the cruise control set. I couldn't find the problem and a
> couple of mechanic friends couldn't find it. It kept getting worse and
> eventually I just stopped using the cruise control. That worked for a while
> but then the problem started under all driving conditions without the cruise
> control. I messed with it for over a year. Several mechanics looked at it
> and couldn't find the problem. I finally decided to get serious about
> finding it myself. I bought every after market manual I could find for it,
> took my multi-meter and went to work trying to find the sensor problem that
> would fix it. Nothing worked. I finally realized that none of the manuals
> I had addressed the cruise control system.
>
> At the time there was a small local Chevy dealer in the next county that was
> owned by a man I knew and the shop was run by his son. I went to them and
> explained the problem. They let me go in the shop with their tech and tell
> him what I had done while he looked for the problem. I kept telling him he
> needed to look at the cruise system. He told me he would but to let him
> work through the rest first. I patiently waited and watched while he tested
> and replaced sensors and modules. Luckily for me when they didn't fix the
> problem he took them back off and put them back in stock.
>
>
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