No power on turns

truedson87truedson87 Band Wagon
in Electronics, Fueling & Air Conditioning
Recently Ive noticed a problem with my wagon. When I take sharp left turns, I get no power out of my engine. It's like it just stops. Not on right turns though. At this time I had half a tank of gas so I figured that the fuel pump is on the left side, and when I'm turning all the fuel shifts to the other side and starves the pump. So I filled up my tank and it runs fine around corners now. Today, again, I am at half a tank and it's acting up again. Has anyone else had this problem or have any thoughts on a fix?

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  • SiWagonSiWagon Council Member
    3rd gen or 4th?
  • truedson87truedson87 Band Wagon
    4th gen. It's a 91 RT if that helps.
  • JakerJaker familEE
    Pump is on the right side, so that's not it. Your sock/pickup tube might have come off the bottom of the pump.

    EDIT *** I was wrong. Pump's on the left.
  • truedson87truedson87 Band Wagon
    To get to the pump do I have to drop the tank do you know? Or is it under the seats?
  • 1988rt1988rt Senior Wagonist
    Im preaty sure you have to drop the tank
  • JakerJaker familEE
    Yup. No magic access panel like EGs and EKs.
  • oxbeardoxbeard Wagonist
    i thought i heard the RTs had the access panel and DX doesnt.
    mine doesnt :( DX
  • bikewrenchbikewrench Wagonist
    to oxbeard: Like the other post suggests, I'd cut the access hole my self and then find a cover off an eg or something before I go though the trouble of dropping the tank.

    to truedson87: So does your rt have the access cover?
  • truedson87truedson87 Band Wagon
    Yes. My RT DOES have the access cover. And it's on the LEFT side. So I guess my original theory could still be valid. That when I'm turning left all the gas sloshes to the right side and the pump is getting starved. The real question now is how do I correct this?
  • JakerJaker familEE
    Sorry dudes. Yup! Pump is on the left.
  • truedson87truedson87 Band Wagon
    So nobody has any suggestions?
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