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April 12th, 2006, 11:33 PM
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CRXus Maximus Arelues
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North West NJ
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New fuel tank
RIO got a new fuel tank tonight.
I had a mysterious fuel starvation problem that's been coming and going since my dyno with Jeff. I basically narrowed it down to my 16 year old tank having rust in it. Main reasons for looking at the tank were.....
- Off the road for 9 years
- Rusty fuel in the fuel filter
- Brand new Walbro fuel pump making nasty noises when tank was 1/4 full
- Finally when the tank is 1/4 full I sometimes lost power while accelerating at 3/4 or more throttle. The car would just fall on it's face due to fuel starvation.
This is really my own fault, if you guys have seen my build album you'll know how bad my tank looked. I basically pulled it out, put a new Walbro pump in it and sandblasted it. Meanwhile, I should have just replaced it.
So tonight I decided to pull it back out (pain in the ass) and while I had it out I tossed in another brand new Walbro pump (upgraded to a 255lbs for good measure) and I also replaced my fuel filter.
If anyone needs to know how to take their tank out I'm a pro now  |
April 13th, 2006, 12:52 AM
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Electric Sheep
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Nor Cal
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the fuse box does have the lable for fuel pump, right?
how long did it take to do this? just replacing the fuel tank part.
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April 13th, 2006, 07:39 AM
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CRXus Maximus Arelues
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North West NJ
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Originally Posted by mad-ass
the fuse box does have the lable for fuel pump, right?
how long did it take to do this? just replacing the fuel tank part.
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Fuel tank takes about 30 minutes out / 30 minutes in. I don't believe there is a specific fuse for just the fuel pump on a CRX. I'm not sure because I didn't need to pull any fuses for this job. |
April 13th, 2006, 09:48 AM
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Boostless peasant
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
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external fuel cell  |
April 13th, 2006, 10:26 AM
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CRXus Maximus Arelues
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North West NJ
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Originally Posted by Blake
external fuel cell |
Fuel Cell on race car = wicked, must have, smart, great safety feature
Fuel Cell on street car = dumb waste of money, horrible use of space, rice, ugly, illegal (not like the rest of my car is legal )
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April 13th, 2006, 12:34 PM
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Hells Wind Staff
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Winnipeg
Posts: 395
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Any pics of the install? Did the original tank look like crap after being pulled, even though you sand blasted?
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April 13th, 2006, 02:34 PM
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CRXus Maximus Arelues
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by XLR8
Any pics of the install? Did the original tank look like crap after being pulled, even though you sand blasted?
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No pics of install. I was too tired and I was "driven" to get it done quick. The tank looked perfect since I sandblasted it and re-undercoated it. The problem was obviously on the inside 
The biggest problem was the 6 - 10mm nuts that hold the fuel pump asm. in place. They were stripped and my #1 & #2 weapons of choice couldn't be used because it was the fuel tank. Usually to deal with these stubborn bishes I was my trusty friend the MAP torch which was an obvious NO. My 2nd choice is my air powered cut off wheel, again I was too afraid of sparks. I had to resort to a manual "nut splitter" (come on Kevlar let's hear it).
Other than that I'm just hunting down rattles and double checking everything. I also installed my new stereo, I have 1000 miles on it since the swap and she's running great. |
April 13th, 2006, 04:33 PM
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Supercharged Samurai
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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88 CRX DX + 97 Spec JDM B18c(R) + some suspension goodies = Lots of fun!
JDM 4.785 final drive, ACT HDSS and Prolite 8lb flywheel, K&N, Kteller 2.5 w/magnaflow, NGK, Distributor King, Fiberimages, Koni, Neuspeed, ST rear 22mm sway bar with ITR LCA's, Konig Heliums, Russel's Brake Lines, Rywire Harness w/JKOBD, Hasport Hydro EFB2 Mounts and Linkage, Phearable.net P28, Full-Race
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April 13th, 2006, 06:09 PM
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Hells Wind Staff
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Winnipeg
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Ohh what kinda stereo?? Oh wait I'm so making a thread!
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April 13th, 2006, 08:30 PM
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Boost Addict
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glad to hear you got the tank problem fixed, I do hear the walrbo pumps have problems if you let them get below a 1/4 tank???
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