Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Fuel Pump Question

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A quick comment here: I run all my cars....from 232 thru 401, with not 
one....but TWO clear type fuel filters. One is between the frame 
rail/unibody where the line comes up from back...and fuel pump, in other 
words, between frame rail before it gets to furl pum. i put another clear 
inline filter before carb. You would be surprised the shit that sometimes 
comes out of tank, even if professionally cleaned. You can crawl on ground 
and look up at the bottom fuel filter, and while miniscule, sometimes small 
particles, sometimes if fuel tank never been done, big old chunk of chili or 
something.

One of the problems I believe is that you have all this shit designer 
gasoline all over the place, so what is blended in say, Phoenix, is not same 
we have in Houston, which is not same in Tampa, whihc is not same in St. 
Louis. Some of this car filled with MTBE (which has been getting phased out 
since it contaminated over 10,000 lakes, rivers and well water in 
California) but this MTBE shit will eat thru fuel lines and has also been 
responsible for car fires, or as we affectionately call them here in 
Houston, Car-B-Ques.

Anyhows, I have made it mandatory each summer to check not only batteries 
(which I have a tendency to lose a battery per summer due to excessive heat) 
so check batteries for water, but also check all fuel lines once a year like 
you would smoke detectors, bend them, ou will be surprrised at they may be 
squishy and/or have cracks. Replace them!


Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert" <baddassgremlin@xxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:43 AM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Fuel Pump Question


> Yes, that filter might have had just enough crap in it to effect the
> performance. Another thing that keeps coming up in the group is
> possible vapor locking on many of our cars. Just because the fuel
> line is right where the factory put it, does not mean that it is not
> too close to a heat source. You may have to reroute the fuel line so
> it is further away from the heat source. But try this first: wrap the
> fuel line with plastic wire loom that is slightly larger than the gas
> line. This will insulate the fuel line a bit from the heat, and you
> could even buy the colored wire loom if you wanted something besides
> black. If you think that the plastic loom will melt because it is too
> close to something,,,,,, then the fuel line is too close to that heat
> source and should be moved. Bob in MN.
>
>
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, GrublinX@... wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/10/2007 11:15:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> baddassgremlin@... writes:
>>
>> Besides, the old one is probably dirty anyway, put a shiny
>> new one  on, this IS the WIFES show car ! ! ! ! Spare no
> expense ! !
>>
>>
>>
>> Mr. Bob, you are a hoot!
>> The fuel pump that is on the car was obviously changed in the not
> too
>> distant past. I say this because it is a bit more shiny than the
> rest of the  engine
>> parts. (Not that this means it's good.) After I checked the
> pressure I  took
>> the filter off to see if it was clogged. I wiped it down and blew
> through  it,
>> spraying it's contents all about the planet. Funny thing, after
> wards I took
>> my dad for a ride so he could experience the car acting up. OF
> course, it ran
>>  fine! I suggested that maybe there was a piece of "whatever" in
> the filter
>> and I  blew it out. He just laughed at me. I am going to take it
> out this
>> afternoon and  run it to see what happens.
>>
>>  Charlie
>>
>> "Cool Factor  X"
>>
>>
>>
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