Fuel issues? Please help going crazy
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Ok well I'm new on here and have been finding good info so figured I would join.
I bought a 1999 baja outlaw with a 454 mag MPI
I've been doing nothing but fixing the previous owners hack job on just about everything!!
The boat had a steady flat spot at about 3,500 or so when I took it out before I began any work. After taking back home I started looking into the ignition parts, one plug wire was rusted full not even touching plug so I replaced the cap, rotor button, plug wires and plugs. I also added sea foam and after I added the sea foam it would nt even rev past 3,000 rpm but maybe one time out of 5 attempts so I'm assuming it knocked something lose in the fuel system?? Did I mess up the electric fuel pump? How do I remedy this problem? I'm supposd to take a trip leaving wed and boat is far from good.
Also on spark plug note someone said run the bpr6efs plug... Is that ok? I noticed the reach is over 1/4" longer than the ac delco MR43T that I pulled out...
I gapped them at .35 like a stock plug says to, is that correct?
I bought a 1999 baja outlaw with a 454 mag MPI
I've been doing nothing but fixing the previous owners hack job on just about everything!!
The boat had a steady flat spot at about 3,500 or so when I took it out before I began any work. After taking back home I started looking into the ignition parts, one plug wire was rusted full not even touching plug so I replaced the cap, rotor button, plug wires and plugs. I also added sea foam and after I added the sea foam it would nt even rev past 3,000 rpm but maybe one time out of 5 attempts so I'm assuming it knocked something lose in the fuel system?? Did I mess up the electric fuel pump? How do I remedy this problem? I'm supposd to take a trip leaving wed and boat is far from good.
Also on spark plug note someone said run the bpr6efs plug... Is that ok? I noticed the reach is over 1/4" longer than the ac delco MR43T that I pulled out...
I gapped them at .35 like a stock plug says to, is that correct?
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Sea foam shouldnt do anything to the fuel pump but a plugged filter can cause problems like that. I would replace the filter, see if there is anything in the old one, if the fuel smells bad change it. wouldnt be a bad idea to check fuel pressure also, not sure but I think it should be in the 36-38 psi range & steady. As far as the plugs go if the tag says mr43t which I think it does I would use them. If the plugs stick too far into the combustion chamber they can hit a piston! Also would be a good time to do a compression test to see where your at. Hope that helps, Randy
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Well I changed plugs to ac delco 10 which is what they said was cross to mr43t.
And I put a gauge on schrader valve to check pressure, it's 34 at idle, fluctuates bad by 6-10 pounds, at any given rpm, when I rev (this is out of water in a bucket in neutral) it gets to about 3,000 rpm an will drop as low as 26-28 then jump up to mid 30s but it stumbles and falls and such. The thing I don't understand is the smell of raw fuel when it does this??
Please help running out of time
And I put a gauge on schrader valve to check pressure, it's 34 at idle, fluctuates bad by 6-10 pounds, at any given rpm, when I rev (this is out of water in a bucket in neutral) it gets to about 3,000 rpm an will drop as low as 26-28 then jump up to mid 30s but it stumbles and falls and such. The thing I don't understand is the smell of raw fuel when it does this??
Please help running out of time
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Checked it again with fuel reg vac disconnected, fuel pressure was right around 40-42, when you revved it the fuel pressure drops a bit then when you rev to where it's at 3,000 and stumbles bad it flat lines at about 32
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I think you found your problem, pressure fluctuating like that wont fly. With your time constaints you might pull the injectors & check for contamination in the fuel rails, ohm out your injectors & replace bad ones unless you have someone local that can clean them. F/P should remain constant throughout the rpm range. An injector that is stuck open will cause f/p to drop out, raw fuel smell, & can wash down cyl walls causing more damage. Does the oil have a fuel smell to it?



