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    look under the VX for signs of leaking, you will have to be quick though as gas evaporates quickly.

    i would be inclined to guess that its your fuel pressure regulator going bad. i had problems starting when mine went, on a warm start, i would get either a very very high idle or a very low idle and stalling. occasionally coming to a stop, especially on a hill, the vehicle would stall as well

    replacing my fuel filter and fuel pressure regulator eliminated these problems completely.


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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
    look under the VX for signs of leaking, you will have to be quick though as gas evaporates quickly.

    i would be inclined to guess that its your fuel pressure regulator going bad. i had problems starting when mine went, on a warm start, i would get either a very very high idle or a very low idle and stalling. occasionally coming to a stop, especially on a hill, the vehicle would stall as well

    replacing my fuel filter and fuel pressure regulator eliminated these problems completely.
    x2 on the FPR. Be careful which one you buy, the autozone one is junk, mine is already bad again after about 7K miles. When you do the job, there is a write up about it, there is one PITA bolt on the back of the bracket. Some replace it, I just left it off when I was done. Good luck, just use the search feature to find the thread....sure someone will do it for you soon

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    TADAAAA!!

    http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...or+replacement

    And since you're in Denver we could make a meet out of it (I'm over in the Aspen valley). Get a few of us together, replace an FPR....sounds like a party....WOHOO!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSHardeman View Post
    TADAAAA!!

    http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...or+replacement

    And since you're in Denver we could make a meet out of it (I'm over in the Aspen valley). Get a few of us together, replace an FPR....sounds like a party....WOHOO!!
    See I told ya, how is anyone supposed to learn to do anything for themselves around here?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MSHardeman View Post
    TADAAAA!!

    http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...or+replacement

    And since you're in Denver we could make a meet out of it (I'm over in the Aspen valley). Get a few of us together, replace an FPR....sounds like a party....WOHOO!!
    I'm in...we could repack wheel bearings as part of the parrtaaaa!

    And if we get enough of the right people there we could have one of every color for the photo shoot...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mile High VX View Post
    I'm in...we could repack wheel bearings as part of the parrtaaaa!

    And if we get enough of the right people there we could have one of every color for the photo shoot...
    You guys sure know how to party out there.... must be the high altitude/thin air. COme down to the east, we can do a tranny swap and timing belt tensioner replacement...now thats a party.

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