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Poor-Barely Running Scirocco



wouldn't a lean condition cause the exhaust to run hotter?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn C Meze" <skerocdriver@juno.com>
To: <Arthur.Hunt@sas.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: Poor-Barely Running Scirocco


>
> On Mon, 6 May 2002 11:00:14 -0400 Arthur Hunt <Arthur.Hunt@sas.com>
> writes:
> >Hi Folks,
> >  I am trying to diagnose a problem with my Scirocco Track Car.
> >Here's what it does, and what I've done about it.  It will start and
> >run fine until it warms up.  Once it warms up, it starts to loose
> >power, requiring more and more gas to keep it running.  Watching the
> >EGT, the exhaust temp starts out at ~1100 degrees F.  and as it starts
> >to loose power, the EGT starts to drop steadily down until the car
> >finally dies at around 450 deg F.  -snip-
>
>
> Are you sure its not leaning out? Check the fuel pressure.
>
>
> Shawn Méze
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