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Salty B. 06-27-2026 07:09 PM

Odd power drop
 
Driving home from the airport last night after it'd sat out in the rain all week, this started happening: cruising along about 35mph in town, it felt like I was lifting the accelerator a little even though I hadn't. Giving it a little more gas worked, but I remember having this problem last year that went away when the fuel pump was replaced in January, but I only evern noticed it at highway speeds.

Related? Hope the new fuel pump (Delphi) isn't already failing.

80stech 06-27-2026 08:31 PM

It could be the pump or even the electrical connections for the pump. Filter, jet pump or something else.

andrewwynn 06-28-2026 01:40 PM

Pressure at rail while running is the first step to find a cause.


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Salty B. 06-29-2026 11:39 PM

Fuel pressure regulator?

andrewwynn 06-30-2026 12:11 AM

Usually confirmed with fuel pressure gauge. That's my guess knowing the pump was replaced. Can't remember if the FPR was also replaced


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g300d 06-30-2026 12:54 AM

Followed Andrew's advice with my similar problem, fuel pressure was low and one of the things we found on inspection was a hole in the plastic hose of the fuel pump/float module.

Just one of the things to check if you replaced just the electric fuel pump and not the entire module.

Salty B. 06-30-2026 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewwynn (Post 1249861)
Usually confirmed with fuel pressure gauge. That's my guess knowing the pump was replaced. Can't remember if the FPR was also replaced

It was not. Just ordered a new one.


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