Re: fuel in datto 1600

[Kristian Walsham]

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Sounds like you may have dislodged some crap inside the tank. I haven`t heard of Optimax causing starving problems (but have heard that it can damage rubber hoses/components).   Drain the tank and blow out the lines with compressed air ( just make sure you disconnect hose from carby end), replace the fuel filter and try again.    If you want the best filtration use a metal cased filter to suit an EFI system. These filter down a lot further than the normal fuel filters. I used one on my old race car with twin 45`s and the bowls were always spotless.    I prefer to use Mobil 8000 or BP Ultimate down here in Vic myself.     Kris. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Oldham To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:42 AM Subject: fuel in datto 1600 hey,     ran my datsun 1600 in a supersprint at willowbank on saturday car ran ok, bit lean at high revs, but what can u do ?   anyway I decided that instead of filling up with LRP i would use Optimax with a lead replacer I put about 22 ltrs of optimax in a nearly empty tank from that point onwards the car wouldn't run properly & kept starving for fuel & stalling   there no reason that the optimax would cause a problem with the car is there ? I took the fuel filter off & found a small piece of green plastic in it I also noticed that the fuel did not seem to be gravity feeding freely from the tank as i assumed that fuel should gush out of the fuel line when there is nothing capping it ?   I put some more LRP into the tank, but didn't seem to help at this stage I am going to drain & clean the tank as I am assuming that something is blocking the fuel lines from free flowing   Cheers Jeff --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------