It was the fuel tank strainer

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 04/17/2019 at 15:47 • Filed to: project golf ball

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The Honda is home. The tech’s approximate words were “we’re not sure how any fuel was getting through.” I guess the sock was really, really bad.

This is good news.

The bad news is, now it won’t idle worth a shit. Their best guess is some of the crud got into the idle jet and gummed it up. They said they could work on it, but didn’t want to until after my trip, which was nice of them to take into consideration.

The did suggest trying a few things. First up just running some cleaner through the tank. Also they suggested I “blow the snot out” by revving to 3000 RPM and then covering the intake until the engine almost dies.

For the moment, I think I’m just going to, as the kids say, send it.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 15:50

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welp.... not idling for shit is only a problem when you’re not moving right

this should be a fun trip :D

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 15:56

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The Italian Tune up. 

vicali > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 15:56

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I meant to post on your other one but couldn’t find the exact clip. On KombiLife they drove their van all the way from Chile to Alaska and at the end of the trip they were getting weird stalls on the Dempster.

It turned out there was a tiny piece of plastic in the gas tank, it would get sucked up against the pickup and stop the fuel flow. They tore it totally apart and with a stick were able to get the little piece out of the tank. Then it ran fine.

https://kombilife.com/hasta-alaska/

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 15:59

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The carb and timing were dialed in with a shit fuel  supply, right? Maybe start from scratch on those now that fuel is happy.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/17/2019 at 16:00

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Luckily they did that for me.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 16:01

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Trust wins the day! 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 16:01

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How long’s it take you to pull the carb off? I mean, if it’s shit in the idle jet, just clean the bastard out and send it.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 04/17/2019 at 16:02

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Should be able to get at the idle jet with the carb on by removing the idle mix screw, according to them.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 16:10

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Sounds about right. It’s a pretty typical configuration, that, but again: I’ll defer to the folks who actually know and have had hands on the car. (Especially since I am not really a carburetor guy.)

Other possibility I would suggest though is that due to the fuel starvation at the pickup, the carb is actually adjusted wrong and idling poorly due to excessive rich. So I’d probably try fiddling with the idle adjustment before pulling it apart.

AuthiCooper1300 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 16:14

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W e l l , a b i g p r o b l e m s o l v e d . N o w l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o r e a d i n g a b o ut your adventures with the Shuttle/Wa g o v a n !

TheRealBicycleBuck > vicali 04/17/2019 at 16:32

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A friend of mine had a similar problem. His car would run AWESOME downhill, then sputter and choke on the way uphill. They found some junk in the tank that would roll away from the intake when the car was pointed downhill, then roll back and block the intake when the car was pointed uphill.

Ssfancyfresh > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 16:44

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Is this image a sneak peek of the color reveal, or did I already miss it?

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Ssfancyfresh 04/17/2019 at 16:47

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Sneak peek!  The “real” reveal will probably be when I start posting trip photos.  I’ve been too busy trying to get it running to do a true glamour shot.

NojustNo > vicali 04/17/2019 at 16:48

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Hah! the same thing happened on my parents old Super Beetle when I was a teen.

the thing would run for about 15 minutes then die and you couldn’t restart it for about 20 minutes.

facw > Ssfancyfresh 04/17/2019 at 17:11

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This one got posted earlier:

Future Heap Owner > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 19:57

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Glad the mystery is solved!

MM54 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/17/2019 at 21:14

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Ah ha! Something we all overlooked, glad they got it sorted out.

The “rev it up and block the intake with a rag” thing works well actually, often times will pull crap out of the idle passages.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 04/17/2019 at 23:47

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Damn. You and AMGtech appear to have called it. Tweaked the idle mix adjustment and it seems to be OK. Then again the problem seems intermittent so... we’ll see.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/17/2019 at 23:47

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Damn. You and The Actual RootWyrm appear to have called it. Tweaked the idle mix and it seems to idle OK now . Then again the problem seems intermittent so... we’ll see.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/18/2019 at 00:14

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Lol I'm so shocked him and I have similar ideas about stuff like this 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/18/2019 at 00:38

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That’s how you know we’re real boys mechanics!

Probably still some crud in there but it should just work through in time. If it doesn’t, then clean it proper.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/18/2019 at 00:55

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Cars really ain’t that different, man. I’ll punch you for preferring alcantara though.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 04/18/2019 at 01:16

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True that. Alcantara is great on surfaces you don’t touch though ! Headliners and pillars in particular .

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/18/2019 at 10:49

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Everyone touches the A-pillar any more, trying to see around the damn things. Worse, WK’s have the grab-handles in the A-pillars.

I have no  idea what the hell I’m going to do about this. I was thinking aluminum core and leather, but there isn’t enough anchor to support the weight.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 04/18/2019 at 11:27

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Interesting. We don't have an issue with people touching our pillars. Grab handles on them!? Who thought that was a good idea!? Something secured by a screw and a plastic clip. That'll NEVER break!