sidekickin Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Hey guys, Still trying to locate my problem with the fuel starvation on acceleration. Both fuel filters have been replaced, so now I am looking for the vent on the gas tank to see if it is plugged up or something. Does anyone know where the vent is on an EA-81 hatch and how to check it? Any common problems here? Thanks! Bill ________________ 1987 STD 4WD Hatchback EA-81 w/hydraulic lifters single range 4WD Hitachi 2BBL carb (stock) 133,000 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonOfScio Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 test your pressure from your fuel pump. also, take a look at your float. It may be adjusted incorrectly or have moved a little over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekickin Posted January 17, 2004 Author Share Posted January 17, 2004 I will check that out too. The problem usually happens when the car has less than a half tank in it and it will do it intermittently when accelerating under load (going up a hill). Acts just like it is running out of gas or something. It recently has gotten a bit worse in that it will now start to do it when the car has 3/4 tank in it. I am completely baffled. Do fuel pumps have to work harder to draw out fuel when there is less fuel in the tank? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 remove the cap ea81 wagon cap used to not seal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidekickin Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 Still have the problem. Even though I recently replaced the vapor separator, i pulled the vapor line off the top of the separator to look inside it to see if it looked plugged up. When I removed the vapor line, there was a long hiss like there was a vacuum built up. I also heard some gurgling sounds coming from the gas tank when it was hissing. Is this normal. And should the separator have lots of liquid in it? Thanks. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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