Plugged prefilter will do the same thing. Almost got run over on I-70 because
it wouldn't do more then 45 uphill. pulled over, reached in the ammo can for
the spare and the 4-way, changed it out, and all was well. The old prefilter
actually held vacuum (it would not drain!) due to algae deposits on it.
Prior to the change, the car actually ran pretty decently -- for the first 10
miles after startup. Then it would lose power if you pushed it -- like you just
took your foot off the pedal. At first I thought "ALDA tube" and then I
realized that it was just not getting any fuel.
It is a pretty good idea to keep one of them in the car.
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> Sounds to me like your main cartridge fuel filter is clogging up, that would
> kill top end power as you describe. Cool running, would definitely add
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But it fast as the price has inflated from $26 in the past 3 years.
On 1/2/07, John W. Reames III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote:
>
> > "Peter Frederick" writes:
> > "Easy fix" meaning replace the monovalve, or ... ? It's not in
> > Rusty's online catalog, are they readily available?
>
> Repalce the insert. <$50 last I checked, do it with the car stone cold and
> the nose slightly downhill (driver side more so than passenger), and you
> wont lose a drop of coolant. Just remove the wiring harness and 4 small
> screws (DO NOT DROP THEM. You will probably have to order a new monovalve
> assembly to get them), then pull out the guts. Look at the new insert and
> you can figure out what you have to do... Oh yeah, carefully observe the
> orientation and location of all washers etc.
>
> ~10 min job on a cold car. ~10hr job on a hot car. (wait 9:50 for it to
> cool off, then proceed as a cold car)
>
> -j.
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