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Misfire on pinto
richwill - 15/6/09 at 08:19 AM

I went for a blast yesterday and suffered a mis fire problem. I have a standard pinto injection setup on my car. It was fine for about an hour and then started to misfire under acceleration. The misfire was almost like a momentary loss of all power and then it coughed and picked up as normal.
My first thought was to clean the inline fuel filter which to be fair was a bit dirty.
Do i need to look out for anything else.
Thanks Rich


omega0684 - 15/6/09 at 08:31 AM

yeah sounds like fuel starvation, is your pump up to the job? clean all filters and injectors


miikae - 15/6/09 at 09:11 AM

Check your fuel tank for sealant debris as this can sometimes block the pickup pipe and move away only to do it again at another time.

Mike


DaveFJ - 15/6/09 at 09:28 AM

vacuum in tank? have you got a breather fitted? do you have a fuel pressure gauge? if so can you see the pressure at the fuel rail?
do you have a swirl pot? how is it fed and are you sure it isnt running low when you have to issue?

I have had this sort of problem for a long time and still havent got to the bottom of it
I fitted an oil pressure sender to my fuel rail and connected it to my oil pressure gauge via a toggle switch so i can flick between the two while driving... i have found that i can spot the pressure starting to fall off after about 50-80 miles at which point i pull over and give it 10 minutes then its fine again.....

I am now thinking that my standard sierra hp fuel pump needs replacing.....


britishtrident - 15/6/09 at 10:34 AM

How much fuel was in the tank when started to get the problem ?


richwill - 15/6/09 at 11:34 AM

there was about half a tank of fuel on board when i got back so not low on fuel. I dont have a fuel pressure gauge fitted.
The fuel pump is a bosch electrical pump mounted below the tank.
I will check out the other suggestions and see what happens although i wont be taking it out today as its pouring with rain now.