Another EGR burned engine wire thread...

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... So I spliced everything, wrapped all the splices in electrical tape, then wrapped everything in tubing plus copious heat tape. Then zip tied the mess off of the engine to prevent heat build up again. I definitely think it helped with my SIGNIFICANT power loss. Certainly feels like I have another cylinder back! The hesitation on acceleration is still there, albeit to a lesser degree. Going to replace the fuel filter next and will report back...
 
Ok, it was the fuel filter that, when replaced, smoothed out the remainder of the 'hesitation on acceleration between 2 to 3,000 rpm" issue. I still need to get in there and replace the fuel sock, but that filter adventure ended my motivation for a bit. What came out of the filter was silt and black gunk. Looks like, at about 250k miles, no one had ever replaced it before. Engine definitely has more pep to it now.
 
Iceaxe said:
Ok, it was the fuel filter that, when replaced, smoothed out the remainder of the 'hesitation on acceleration between 2 to 3,000 rpm" issue. I still need to get in there and replace the fuel sock, but that filter adventure ended my motivation for a bit. What came out of the filter was silt and black gunk. Looks like, at about 250k miles, no one had ever replaced it before. Engine definitely has more pep to it now.
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Gotta quit buyin yur fuel at those gas stations that still have a fishbowl on top of the pump! :rimshot:
 
Iceaxe said:
Ok, it was the fuel filter that, when replaced, smoothed out the remainder of the 'hesitation on acceleration between 2 to 3,000 rpm" issue. I still need to get in there and replace the fuel sock, but that filter adventure ended my motivation for a bit. What came out of the filter was silt and black gunk. Looks like, at about 250k miles, no one had ever replaced it before. Engine definitely has more pep to it now.
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I have a project to finish don't I?
 
Yep, mine was! But if he has silt and sand in his fuel filter his tank might be a mess and lets face it this is Iceaxe we are talking about. lol

NLXTACY said:
...and then only to realize the filter sock was probably fine and the inside of the tank was spotless :p
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LOL. Sigh.

ANYWAY, I'm going after the sock next as I type this... I think what happened was my charcoal canister was shot, and I was experiencing that hissing sound when I opened my gas cap. I wonder... is that a vacuum to the tank when you hear that hiss? Because when out wheeling in the desert, I often found that silty crap coating the space where the gas cap is. So, every time I opened it, I'd get this puff of silt. So, I'll bet that's how all that silt got in there...
 
Fuel sock was absolutely clean, as was the gas tank. Hmmm... a mystery....
 
Ok, so the mystery is... How did all that silt get into the fuel filter up front?
 
scottryana said:
probably not silt, but degrading rubber.
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^this. High ethanol content fuel tends to not be gentle on rubber fuel lines. Although I figured it was mainly carbureted vehicles that were at risk. I had to replace every single rubber fuel line on my 60 because the ethanol was turning it to a crumbled mess inside the line.
 
Ugh. I sure hope that's not where I'm headed...
 
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