Thu, 1 Oct 1998 12:28:24 +0100 - Message No. 4149
From: gmitropoulos@pnc.co.uk

Subject: Re: Fuel, reserve, and "Unbelievable but true"! - AGAIN!!!




Frank, that sounds somehow possible, cause, I forgot to mention, I can hear
a little bit of fuel in the tank!! And if I use the choke it does start but
if I touch the throttle, then pouf! that's it! dead!

Hmmm... strange, isnt' it?





Frank Roessler <105277.513@compuserve.com> on 01/10/98 12:21:56
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
 To:      George Mitropoulos/PNC Ltd                          
                                                              
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 Subject: (XRV) Fuel, reserve, and "Unbelievable but true"! - 
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OK, it's with my car, but it seems to be the same problem:

When I'm driving longer distances with the reserve warning light on, I can
fill in 50 and a half litres coming with running enginge  to the gas
station. If I park my car after driving some 30 oder 50 km on reserve, it
could happen that it won't start at all and I only can fill in 47 or 48
litres. I got a 50 l-fuel tank in my Nissan, filling it to the edge.

Seems to me that the fueltank-exit is placed in a way that the rest fuel in
the pipes runs out of them and the fuelpump doesn't pull more of the stuff
any more... If I'm drivng, when it comes to this point, there is fuel in
the pipes and the pump can do it's job further.

BTW, to me this never happened with my @, I'm going to the station after
driving some 30 or 40 km on reserve latest. But even in the last case I
ever could start again! I have an RD07 from 2/96

Frank






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