RCI 2161 in my yj...idles but want accelorate.

cburgin

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I have a rci 2161 in my yj with a e2000 pump. The pump turns on with the switch, fires right up and idles perfect. However, when you give it gas it will not go and bogs down. Fires right back up and so on. Any input?
 
Sounds like the pump may be going bad Chad. I thought you had a bosch pump??? not an e2000? An e2000 doesn't like pulling out the top of the tank like that.
 
x3 on what Chris said. I'm not a huge e2000 person, I've ran into too many problems with them. Do you have a fuel pressure gauge to see what its doing?
 
Mine has done that with the E2000 and Bosch pumps (GM 4.3 tbi). I mounted it low in the frame rail so that it sits at about half the depth of the tank. I keep a spare with me at all times. And Keep my fuel topped off.
The pump is cavitating. Make sure you have no cracked lines between pump and tank for air to enter and (in my case) be sure the tank can breathe.
 
Do you have a prefilter? I know the e2000's tend to perform better with a filter before and after the pump. I have an e2000 running my XJ that we race in ecors and have not had any problems with fuel starvation. I do have a bottom sump tank though.
 
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