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<blockquote data-quote="mach1dave" data-source="post: 408348" data-attributes="member: 270"><p>Arggh <img src="https://7173mustangs.com/core/images/smilies/mad.png" alt="Mad :mad:" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>After getting the mach1 back on the road after sitting for a good few years, with the occasional start up, every thing was good, running well, idling good, good vacuum. Drove last Saturday to Mill Hill, then on to Borehamwood, then home, no problems. Put £25 petrol in on way home, Sunday morning, tank was empty!! Anyway, saw it was dripping from petrol pump, so ordered a new pump and knowing the oil could be contaminated with fuel new oil and filter. Pump fitted yesterday along with oil/filter change and a can of fresh petrol. Go to take it to the petrol station today to fill up, start it up and I got smoke billowing out of the exhausts <img src="https://7173mustangs.com/core/images/smilies/frown.png" alt="Frown :frown:" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> !! And I mean billowing!! Also running very rough, kept cutting out, only managed to keep it running with full choke, which it rarely needs usually. Also a mighty backfire at one point! Only difference is I went from using the Valvoline VR1 20w-50 oil to a cheaper 15w-40 oil, and the new Carter fuel pump? What the f*** has happened! Smoke colour is dark, but not black, but not bluey grey either! Doesn't smell too petrolly either. Used some sea foam a few weeks ago, seemed to run slightly better afterwards, so this is purely a problem since the fuel pump/oil change yesterday.</p><p>Could the slightly thinner oil be getting in somewhere it shouldn't?</p><p>I'm guessing while the petrol pump was leaking, it was not delivering full pressure, so now it is could it be flooding the carb?</p><p>Any advice on where to start will be greatly appreciated! <img src="https://7173mustangs.com/core/images/smilies/biggrin.png" alt="Biggrin :biggrin:" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mach1dave, post: 408348, member: 270"] Arggh [IMG alt="Mad :mad:"]https://7173mustangs.com/core/images/smilies/mad.png[/IMG] After getting the mach1 back on the road after sitting for a good few years, with the occasional start up, every thing was good, running well, idling good, good vacuum. Drove last Saturday to Mill Hill, then on to Borehamwood, then home, no problems. Put £25 petrol in on way home, Sunday morning, tank was empty!! Anyway, saw it was dripping from petrol pump, so ordered a new pump and knowing the oil could be contaminated with fuel new oil and filter. Pump fitted yesterday along with oil/filter change and a can of fresh petrol. Go to take it to the petrol station today to fill up, start it up and I got smoke billowing out of the exhausts [IMG alt="Frown :frown:"]https://7173mustangs.com/core/images/smilies/frown.png[/IMG] !! And I mean billowing!! Also running very rough, kept cutting out, only managed to keep it running with full choke, which it rarely needs usually. Also a mighty backfire at one point! Only difference is I went from using the Valvoline VR1 20w-50 oil to a cheaper 15w-40 oil, and the new Carter fuel pump? What the f*** has happened! Smoke colour is dark, but not black, but not bluey grey either! Doesn't smell too petrolly either. Used some sea foam a few weeks ago, seemed to run slightly better afterwards, so this is purely a problem since the fuel pump/oil change yesterday. Could the slightly thinner oil be getting in somewhere it shouldn't? I'm guessing while the petrol pump was leaking, it was not delivering full pressure, so now it is could it be flooding the carb? Any advice on where to start will be greatly appreciated! [IMG alt="Biggrin :biggrin:"]https://7173mustangs.com/core/images/smilies/biggrin.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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