Re: used parts/bad mpg

[Gerry Reichelt <reichelt@zoom1.telepath.com>]

At 01:13 PM 1/27/99 -0500, Ian wrote:
>Symptoms: 20mpg, faint fuel smell in engine area
>Idle is good, I do hear something of a 'put put' sound when I take my foot
>off the gas after revving it a little.  Fuel line connections to and
>from fuel filter look good
>So far from the wonderful people who have responded I need to check
>"all the fuel connections, fuel distributor, cold start valve, fuel
>filter,injectors, all those connections. make sure she is firing on all 4 no
>misses. platinum plugs (bosch) of course, exhaust clogged ( possibly cat )(
>hope not ) vac lines and all that"
>"clean ALL the FI connections with some
>contact cleaner, and don't forget the O2 sensor connection.  also, check
>and see if the temp sensor is sending the correct signal"
   The mileage, putt-putt exh. and faint fuel odor in eng. compartment can
all be caused by old/leaky injector O-rings. A cheap and easy fix.
XLR8R

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