800 mile roadtrip
Did you have to chase the room very far?
:thankyou: , I'm here all week...
Hehehe, nice~
Okay fellas.... I'm home. The grand total covered was 1788 miles. That's from going to Fresno, heading down to San Diego, and then back home.
I'm pretty sure the fuel pump is on it's way out. That's why I was having that surging issue (fuel starvation). On my way home, it would start to starve around a quarter of a tank. Then at half. Then at three quarters full. And my max speed while it was surging got slower... and slower... and slower. I managed to limp all the way home, filling up the tank as often as possible so I could maintain a reasonable speed. With the tank full, I could happily cruise up and down hills and keep up with traffic, so it's not a carb issue. It's 100% for sure fuel delivery issue.
I'm so done with mechanical fuel pumps.
Otherwise the trip went pretty well. I got around 22-23 to the gallon, and burned 1 quart of oil over the whole trip. My hind end is unbelievably sore, my right leg is cramping up, and I think the water pump started chirping somewhere near the end. It's amazing to think that VGG does this all the time... with far junkier cars. Then again the man does open his videos with a disclaimer.
Pictures will follow, just as soon as I order the developing chemical kit. As for the car, I predict a complete rebuild of the fuel system, bumper to bumper. I'll redo the entire system so it's a fuel return style with electric pump, which should solve some hot starting issues it's always had. It'll get new hard lines, just in case a pinhole is causing this issue. And finally, I'll bore scope that tank again and see if I picked up some gunk somewhere from a bad gas station.
Happy new years!
