I have a 1989 lx 5.0 vert bone stock. My problem is :With 1/2 tank or less of fuel when I go around a corner (right or left) the engine sputters and almost dies, like its running out of gas. What do you guys think it is. I have a new pump, as soon as I get to empty the tank will come out to change the pump any ideas would be greatly appriciated. chris
Runs out of gas on turns, below 1/2 tank
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Is your gas guage accurate? The needle could be off, or your fuel sending unit could be on it's way out, not giving you the correct signal on how full your engine is.
I'm assuming the pump is located properly in the tank, it is kind of hard to mess it up really.
Good Luck!
I'm assuming the pump is located properly in the tank, it is kind of hard to mess it up really.
Good Luck!
The baffle is normally spot welded in place. Some JB Weld epoxy might do the trick to secure the baffle. You will have to make sure that all the gas is out of the tank and it is clean and dry inside before applying the JB Weld.
my car did almost the same, except it only did this on right hand turns. It was pretty obvious the baffle broke loose. I could actually hear thumping around inside the tank. Got a new tank and fixed the problem.
When you installed the new pump , did you hear anything thumping around in the tank?
When you installed the new pump , did you hear anything thumping around in the tank?
Just got done replacing the tank in mine because of the same problems as Threeo2 above.... Fixed the problem.
Got a used tank, pump and sending unit from MPS Auto Salvage (http://www.mpsautosalvage.com/) for about $125. It was in pretty good shape, needed only a good cleaning. Took me about 3 hours to remove the old one and install the new one.
The baffle on the old tank was rolling around in the tank and the sending unit was rust-welded in place.
Now I get to do it all over again as I didn't chek the vacuum check valve on top of the tank and it is bad. Should have replaced it with the one from my old tank.
Got a used tank, pump and sending unit from MPS Auto Salvage (http://www.mpsautosalvage.com/) for about $125. It was in pretty good shape, needed only a good cleaning. Took me about 3 hours to remove the old one and install the new one.
The baffle on the old tank was rolling around in the tank and the sending unit was rust-welded in place.
Now I get to do it all over again as I didn't chek the vacuum check valve on top of the tank and it is bad. Should have replaced it with the one from my old tank.
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Same problem for my 89, needed new tank. Fixed that problem and you could hear the baffle thumping around.....
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That's what happened to mine a few months ago.I had no idea what it was until I knocked really hard on the bottom of the tank and could here the baffle bouncing around....new tank installed now.No issues.
The baffle is in the tank and somewhat "surrounds" the fuel pump to keep gas at the pump inturning situations and keeps gas from sloshing away from the pump.With the pump more on the passenger side,it makes sense that right turns would mess it up.
The pump is on the right side of the tank, so if it is just doing it on right hand turns then it is most likely that baffle but going both ways it is doing it I would really check the intertia switch (fuel pump cut off).
Drive it and listen (might need a buddy to ride in the back and listen) to see if the fuel pump is shutting off, or is it pumping even with it off.
Drive it and listen (might need a buddy to ride in the back and listen) to see if the fuel pump is shutting off, or is it pumping even with it off.
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