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Fuel starvation 200

I have a 1981 240DL Wagon that recebtly died due to fuel starvation. I have new fuel pumps (main and in tank) and they pump fuel to the main filter on the fire wall but no fuel reaches my cylinders. Any ideas on what to look at next? Thanks. Tim








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Fuel starvation 200

Did you replace the fuel filter? You may have clogged it with all the crud that comes down the fuel lines running the car that low on fuel. Also the K-jetronic
system doesn't spray fuel until the sensor plate is lifted by airflow so if
you just tried to see if any fuel comes out without lifting the plate you
won't get any gas. It's also possible you clogged the fuel distributor.
Try running the fuel pumps and put the injectors in a clear fuel safe container.
You can take off the intake hose to the airflow meter and lift the plate with
a allen wrench or a screwdriver. To really lift it alot you would have to
take off the upper boot that goes to the throttle body. You should have gas
come out of the injectors if the pumps are running and you lift the plate.
To force the fuel pumps to run you can use a fused jumper from fuse 5 to fuse 7.

I provide this as suggested courses of action. Gas is very dangerous to work
around and I cannot be liable for any advice given. If you read this post
and try my suggestions, then you are agreeing that only you are responsible
for any accidents or mishaps that may occur while you are working on the
fuel system of the car. Wish you well.

Dave 82 242ti








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Dave: Thanks very much for your reply. I have the cis type injection system and the filter is also new. Fuel makes it past the filter but not to the injectors. I believe the fuel distributor is the next component in the system but I have never seen one of these fail. Should I just replace it? Is there some othercomponent which could prevent gas from getting to all of the injectors? Tim







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