N2O Tech Discussion for the use of Nitrous Oxide

FUEL LEAK!!!! AHHHHH help me

Old May 2, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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FUEL LEAK!!!! AHHHHH help me

its off from the fuel rails.....I know FOR SURE its fuel and not condensation.....now i have to go back to get it fixed for the SECOND time...I thought they would get it right the first time

pretty bad first experience if you ask me...im not liking the whole nitrous thing anymore

from now on im doing all the work

by the way its a TNT kit...and my bottle opener sucks @ss, screw the NX opener, it takes like 5 mintues to open...my bottle pressure was only at 600 psi..how long do i need to keep the freaking bottle heater on...??
its a nos bottle heater
Old May 3, 2003 | 12:45 PM
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How long was the heater on for? do you have a bottle blanket or dd you wrap anything around it? why did you buy a remote bottle opener? too lazy to open it yourself?

As far as the heater,depends on outside temp,and if you have anything wrapped around the bottle itself. I learned a LONG time ago it takes 2-3 timnes longer to heat a bottle without a blanket or something wrapped around it and the heater. I run the NOS heater and i DONT use the NOS thermostat pos thing.
Old May 3, 2003 | 12:54 PM
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Where did u take it?
Old May 3, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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It was on for 8 min or so...no bottle blanket.....I brought it to speed Inc...and when i first turned the bottle on i had 2 leaks...one by the filer near the bottle...and the other was somewhere off a solinoid i belive...and now this fuel leak....it just pours out when i turn the car on.....i really hate this whole nitrous thing, i think i might sell the kit and go for some apperance mods
Old May 3, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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o yeah, i bought the remote opener in case i was ever driving around and saw a viper or something similar and wanted to really kick its ***
Old May 3, 2003 | 01:59 PM
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8 minutes is nothing,remember you are trying to heat a filled cylinder from a 12x8 contact patch,takes a good bit longer then 8 minutes,plus you really need to get a blanket or wrap a towel/sweatshirt around it. the more heat you keep on the bottle,the faster it heats up.
Old May 3, 2003 | 03:07 PM
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get a bottle blanket....u can use mine for a while if u want....

and yes it shouldnt take 5 min for it to open....

u defintly dont wanna drive the car with that fuel leak.....
Old May 3, 2003 | 07:10 PM
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If you dont want to take it back to them I can look at it with you. Heck we can even convert it over to a dry kit if you want and never have a fuel leak. If the opener is sucking then it is eithor bad or not wired up rite. You have to mess with 6 wires just for that alone on the switch to reverse the polarity on the noid for it. Maybee even too small a wire leading to to much voltage drop not allowing it to open all the way. I will be up at Rt 66 tue nite. If you want to meet up I'd be happy to check it over with you.
Old May 3, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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I had a small fuel leak at the fitting from the line to the solenoid for a while. I reconnected the fitting about 3-4 times with teflon paste, and it continued to leak.

I finally reconnected it with teflon tape (just one strip wrapped around once), and it hasn't leaked again yet!

Don't be afraid to use the tape; just don't put it anywhere past the threads!
Old May 4, 2003 | 11:25 AM
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Originally posted by JSK333
I had a small fuel leak at the fitting from the line to the solenoid for a while. I reconnected the fitting about 3-4 times with teflon paste, and it continued to leak.

I finally reconnected it with teflon tape (just one strip wrapped around once), and it hasn't leaked again yet!

Don't be afraid to use the tape; just don't put it anywhere past the threads!
Yeah, just use teflon tape and be done with leaks.
Old May 4, 2003 | 01:37 PM
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I think i fixed it...it was leaking pretty bad
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