Please don't waste too much time on this post. I'm again just fishing for ideas from all you more experienced fellas.
I've got new injector seals and know I need to install them ASAP. However, I thought I'd ask if there are other immediate things to check (off the top of your SL-info-full heads).
I personally think my car is running fairly well when warm, but think maybe I have a few issues at the cooler startup temps. For example, I drove about 3-5 miles to a gas station on the highway before starting my fuel consumption test drive. Sure I smashed the gas pedal and hit nearly 100 mph to just test how the car was driving, but I swear I could see the needle dropping from just under 3/4 of a tank down to a little above a half tank (maybe 5/8ths a tank realistically). But on my test to see how good of fuel economy I could possibly get, the needle never left full on my 40 mile, ~2500 rpm, 60-65 mph ride, for which I calculated 16 mpg (no brakes whole ride). BUT the car was warmed up for that ride. Also, I nearly always smell fuel when I first start up the car. It stinks up my garage really badly if I back in. If I just start the car, pull out and pull back in, and shit the car off, the garage stinks. Also, with lots of driving of that type, and just a few blocks here and there, I think I'm getting 5-7 mpg.
So I think the car running too rich at cool temperatures. (Vacuum leak at my injector seals maybe?) Maybe there's nothing that changes except the unspent fuel burns off in the hot exhaust when the car is warm.
Just looking for ideas.
You guys know I'm a serious novice, and haven't really checked the points, or analyzed my exhaust, or even pulled the spark plugs yet.
Right now, injector seals are the only item on my project list. I'm wondering if there are other items I should add.
THANKS!
MIKE
I've got new injector seals and know I need to install them ASAP. However, I thought I'd ask if there are other immediate things to check (off the top of your SL-info-full heads).
I personally think my car is running fairly well when warm, but think maybe I have a few issues at the cooler startup temps. For example, I drove about 3-5 miles to a gas station on the highway before starting my fuel consumption test drive. Sure I smashed the gas pedal and hit nearly 100 mph to just test how the car was driving, but I swear I could see the needle dropping from just under 3/4 of a tank down to a little above a half tank (maybe 5/8ths a tank realistically). But on my test to see how good of fuel economy I could possibly get, the needle never left full on my 40 mile, ~2500 rpm, 60-65 mph ride, for which I calculated 16 mpg (no brakes whole ride). BUT the car was warmed up for that ride. Also, I nearly always smell fuel when I first start up the car. It stinks up my garage really badly if I back in. If I just start the car, pull out and pull back in, and shit the car off, the garage stinks. Also, with lots of driving of that type, and just a few blocks here and there, I think I'm getting 5-7 mpg.
So I think the car running too rich at cool temperatures. (Vacuum leak at my injector seals maybe?) Maybe there's nothing that changes except the unspent fuel burns off in the hot exhaust when the car is warm.
Just looking for ideas.
You guys know I'm a serious novice, and haven't really checked the points, or analyzed my exhaust, or even pulled the spark plugs yet.
Right now, injector seals are the only item on my project list. I'm wondering if there are other items I should add.
THANKS!
MIKE