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ashbros 08-18-2009 03:35 PM

Seems to me if it was a little plugged up, your fuel system is now contaminated.

Clean out all fuel filters, pull the bowls off the carb, clean them out and blow out all your fuel lines from tank to carb.

sstougard 08-18-2009 05:27 PM


Originally Posted by ashbros
Seems to me if it was a little plugged up, your fuel system is now contaminated.

Clean out all fuel filters, pull the bowls off the carb, clean them out and blow out all your fuel lines from tank to carb.

I'll buy that, will do and post results. Thanks guys, for helping.

TheYellaBrick 08-18-2009 06:25 PM

If ya have foam blocks in the cell that are more than a couple of years old, REPLACE them. That foam breaks down a little each year and can cause all sorts of havoc.

ashbros 08-18-2009 08:33 PM


Originally Posted by DrivingMissDD
If ya have foam blocks in the cell that are more than a couple of years old, REPLACE them. That foam breaks down a little each year and can cause all sorts of havoc.

Double D is preaching the gospel in regards to fuel cell foam. Pay Heed....

Tod74 08-18-2009 08:49 PM

DAMN...MINE IS 8 YEARS OLD. :?

DirkaDirka 08-18-2009 09:05 PM


Originally Posted by DrivingMissDD
If ya have foam blocks in the cell that are more than a couple of years old, REPLACE them. That foam breaks down a little each year and can cause all sorts of havoc.

Ok why is there foam block in the fuels cells anyways?? What job do these blocks have? I dont know just wanna learn something new form the masters of racing. So teach me O' mighty ones.

ashbros 08-18-2009 10:27 PM

Baffling or safety foam, It slows fuel cell slosh while providing explosion resistance.

Cell Slosh - Designed for all types of racing including drag racing or circle track racing, safety foam will keep your fuel pump from being starved under hard acceleration or cornering.

Explosion Resistance - If your cell were to become damaged, i.e. in a crash, the foam kind of retains the fuel causing it to drip out of your leaking damaged fuel cell instead of gushing out.

Some even go as far to say that the safety foam keeps weight transfer/shift to a minimum, which provides you with more responsive and predictable handling.

See this link...

http://www.reillyfoam.com/safety.htm

DirkaDirka 08-18-2009 10:32 PM

I see now. Now how much foam is in the cell?

ashbros 08-18-2009 10:40 PM

It depends on the type of fuel cell you have.

Here are a couple links for fuel cells.

http://www.fuelsafe.com/faqs.htm

http://www.jazproducts.com/faqs.html

http://www.rjsracing.com/fuelcells.html


:idea: :idea:

Tod74 08-19-2009 05:47 AM


Originally Posted by DirkaDirka
I see now. Now how much foam is in the cell?

mine is completely full with a small hole in the middle. It's just a giant sponge basically.


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