| New (to me) 76 Eleganza with fuel issue [message #307753] |
Sat, 24 September 2016 17:31  |
Palmerdad
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Registered: August 2016
Location: Traverse City
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I bought an Eleganza a month ago that needs interior work but is pretty mechanically sound (po did a lot of work). One of the things he had done was the fuel tanks cleaned and replacement fuel senders put in. The replacements don't seem to work worth a darn. The fuel level stayed full forever and then dropped fast. The aux one seemed to always be a bit lower than the main one as well.
I wanted to run out the old fuel and fill it with ethanol free gas before winter. I read up on the 5 gallon "low fuel" warning light on the main tank and then the 7 to 9 gallons that should be left in the Aux tank once the main was empty. I ran it until the light came on and took note of the mileage expecting to get another 40 or 50 miles at best. I also switched to the aux tank at one point and noted that the low fuel light came back on for this tank as well. 72 miles after the main tank's light came on I started sputtering. I switched to the aux tank which restored power for about 50 yards and then started to choke out too. I pulled off the road and tried to restart on either tank. No luck. I put in the 5 gallons of ethanol free fuel that I had been carrying just in case. She started up and ran the few miles home (on either tank) with no problems.
What would you say the problem is? I'm guessing something got installed wrong by the PO? What would you check?
-James Palmer, Traverse City, MI
1976 Eleganza
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