Sugar on Fuel Pump Connector!?
08-28-06, 12:23 PM
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Sugar on Fuel Pump Connector!?
Okay my engine blew over a year and a half ago. I let the car sit and went to school in Florida. I come back a few weeks ago, pull the engine drop a running long block and today I am removing the Walbro to put an N/A pump in because I am going from TII to N/A(don't ask). Well..I unhook the connector from the walbro and I see white crystals..they look like..sugar. I dip my pinky in and taste a little piece. ******* SUGAR!!!!! That explains why my motor blew with only 2900 miles. Some dumbass put sugar in my gas tank!!!!!!!! WTF!? Now I have a question. I definitely need to drain my fuel tank, and drop in a new fuel filter. So what else? How can I "flush" my fuel lines? This is soo fucked up by the way.
Also, the stock fuel pump has two black wires and one blue wire. Blue is positive, but do both of the black wires go to the negative?
Also, the stock fuel pump has two black wires and one blue wire. Blue is positive, but do both of the black wires go to the negative?
08-28-06, 12:27 PM
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Okay my engine blew over a year and a half ago. I let the car sit and went to school in Florida. I come back a few weeks ago, pull the engine drop a running long block and today I am removing the Walbro to put an N/A pump in because I am going from TII to N/A(don't ask). Well..I unhook the connector from the walbro and I see white crystals..they look like..sugar. I dip my pinky in and taste a little piece. ******* SUGAR!!!!! That explains why my motor blew with only 2900 miles. Some dumbass put sugar in my gas tank!!!!!!!! WTF!? Now I have a question. I definitely need to drain my fuel tank, and drop in a new fuel filter. So what else? How can I "flush" my fuel lines? This is soo fucked up by the way.
Also, the stock fuel pump has two black wires and one blue wire. Blue is positive, but do both of the black wires go to the negative?
Also, the stock fuel pump has two black wires and one blue wire. Blue is positive, but do both of the black wires go to the negative?
08-28-06, 12:31 PM
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Um, cannot be worse than anyone who's ever syphoned gas and got a little in their mouth(which I haven't done). It confirmed that it indeed was sugar, I wasn't gonna break out the chemistry kit and analyze it to find out :-D What was I to do? Scrape it out, melt it to see if it turned to carmel?
08-28-06, 12:37 PM
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Um, cannot be worse than anyone who's ever syphoned gas and got a little in their mouth(which I haven't done). It confirmed that it indeed was sugar, I wasn't gonna break out the chemistry kit and analyze it to find out :-D What was I to do? Scrape it out, melt it to see if it turned to carmel?
08-28-06, 12:39 PM
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I don't know smart *** I've never done it. Since you're implying that you're so brilliant, what would have been the best COA to finding out if that was sugar or not?
08-28-06, 12:42 PM
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Yeah okay, that WAS SOOO harmful to me, I taste a grain of sugar smaller than a ball point pen head. It's not like I took a shot of the gasoline and chewed it like wine. I don't know who put the sugar in there, it was over a year ago. Probably some immature, jealious kid in my neighborhood.
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08-28-06, 12:44 PM
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Lol, I was just messing with you. Anywho...
Your injectors could be messed up. I would probably get them cleaned. It's a good idea anyways if you've never had it done before.
For flushing the fuel system... I would assume you could just take off your return fuel line and have it go to a bucket or something. Jumper the fuel pump, fill the bucket with the old gas. Good to go. I do not vouch for the safety of that. Hell, that's probably not the smartest way, but oh well.
Your injectors could be messed up. I would probably get them cleaned. It's a good idea anyways if you've never had it done before.
For flushing the fuel system... I would assume you could just take off your return fuel line and have it go to a bucket or something. Jumper the fuel pump, fill the bucket with the old gas. Good to go. I do not vouch for the safety of that. Hell, that's probably not the smartest way, but oh well.
08-28-06, 12:51 PM
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You can just imagine how I feel right now right? WTF! Well, I haven't cranked the new motor or injectors yet so I really just need to drain the tank(nearly full too, GREAT). Replace my fuel filter and I should be good to go. Kids..bastards!
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I don’t see how that is any indication that some one sabotaged your car by putting sugar in your fuel tank. If some one did that they wouldn’t waste time in tarring up the carpet and unscrewing the fuel pump (all 8 or so screws) just to put sugar in your fuel tank. Then bolting it back up and reattaching the carpet. Highly unlikely.
Most likely what you tasted was some corrosion which can taste sweet or sour
Even if some one did put sugar in your tank you would need allot of sugar to plug your fuel tank sock
Most likely what you tasted was some corrosion which can taste sweet or sour
Even if some one did put sugar in your tank you would need allot of sugar to plug your fuel tank sock
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Quick fuel system flush:
1/4 tank of gas, mix in two bottles of injector cleaner.
Jiggle the car to mix the fuel.
Disconnect the return line at the tank.
Hook a hose from there to a 5 gal recovery can. (It may still be OK for an old lawn mower)
Jumper the pump test connector near the air box.
Turn on the key.
Observe the flow & color of the expelled fuel.
When the tank gets too low, turn off the key & pull the jumper.
Then replace the fuel filter and fuel pump pick up strainer.
Hook the lines back up & leak test it.
Then pull & clean the injectors.
1/4 tank of gas, mix in two bottles of injector cleaner.
Jiggle the car to mix the fuel.
Disconnect the return line at the tank.
Hook a hose from there to a 5 gal recovery can. (It may still be OK for an old lawn mower)
Jumper the pump test connector near the air box.
Turn on the key.
Observe the flow & color of the expelled fuel.
When the tank gets too low, turn off the key & pull the jumper.
Then replace the fuel filter and fuel pump pick up strainer.
Hook the lines back up & leak test it.
Then pull & clean the injectors.
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08-28-06, 07:16 PM
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Will that flush out the residual sugar in the tank? I am going to scrape out most of it with a small spoon. I REALLY do NOT want to drop my tank. I was supposed to leave for L.A. today.. I can't afford, time-wise, to do that. Not too mention the fact that I'll probably bust the bolts because they're so rusty.
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If there is truly sugar in your tank you can drain your tank and the throw some water in there. The water will dissolve the sugar then drain the water.
It is still very odd that someone would go thru all that trouble to get sugar in to your tank when they could have just put it down the filler tube
It is still very odd that someone would go thru all that trouble to get sugar in to your tank when they could have just put it down the filler tube
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