i do a lot off beach work and i use under car body paint ( basically its tar) on my beach vehicles . on the rover i use nothing and i don't pressure clean the frame either or use hot water under the car as these wash of the wax coating the vehicles come with

any name brand filter with a NRV. if you don't know the name or it has two names one in chinese , put it back on the shelf

when fuel pumps sit fore a long time they tend to bind up (seize that is ). remove the pump and physically turn the rotor if possible or buy a new one ?
sorry its not what you want to here. apply power directly to the pump even reverse the wires and try to free up the pump.

what did i do to my rangy , i drove the legs of it along sandy cape beach , this beach is notorious for claiming 4wds, almost consumed a patrol the day we went down, it took 5 4wds with winches to extract from the sand , he was lucky . being the first vehicle on the beach the next day after a big storm it was nasty. a 10 km beach that took 14 km to get off, locked in low and go go go , had a hell of a day, fun all round.

i get to go first for a change , the sun came up 4 hours ago its 10 o'clock hear and definitely not snowing, a sunny day for us.
make sure you over indulge and don't forget to drink to much and play with the kids, as that's what they really wont . best wishes to all

MERRY CHRISTMAS
to all and a happy new year...

good choice.

you guessed right , its sunny a little windy today , also a little smokey in NSW QLD but nice in Tassie
haven't done anything to rover of late , being a good girl . might give her a wash.

have you tried turning the key that fits the lock and push the buttons on the other at the same time to sinc up fob or dose the fob need to be in contact with the car

their is a pin in the fob for the key , the blade is removable, knock out the pin and swap keys over. another option?

i think oldshep56 has hit the nail on the head .... unless you want to spend some money ?white smoke is steam so its leaking water in their somewhere, so heads off also some plugs and leads maybe desirable . a compression test will confirm this.

no i haven't dismantled an ac pump but i believe the seals are teflon similar to those in power steering pumps

the drain from the ac might be blocked

no not quite there yet , those pressures are at idle, the correct pressures are 36psi at idle 38psi at run give or take 2psi only , now factor in fuel use and that pressure will drop, the pump has to supply at least 2L of fuel at the correct pressure to supply the motor under full load
PS quick test stand where you can hear the pump and have some one clamp of the fuel line slowly , this will make the pump squeal under the load or it will race as the pump cavitates ,fuel pumps are positive displacement so dont close it off any longer than a couple of seconds, if you can close of the line and the pump continues to run, its stuffed. IMHO

there's a tool for that (helicoil 5334-14 sav a thread ) this tool is 14mm/1.25 pitch not shore its the correct thread size but will give you the idea . if you require to do this put piston as close to top as possible and use grease to collect as much of the cut material as possible , a piece of wire with grease on it can be used to collect any material in the bore . cut 2 threads and remove tool and clean reapply grease and do agian untill all threads cut , its not a hard job just time consuming

the cure for climate alarm ism listen to this davew scroll down to sound of music pic

WOW you lot over their are up against it , how do you think all this would go in Australia , cruising the Nulabor 500+kms from fuel stops 60+degree roads surfaces and nothing but red dirt for 2000kms (3days from melbourne to perth) .kangaroos that run faster than your car and look down at you through the windows (go the space saver) but all the EV drivers will be ok because we now have diesil powered generators for EV charges for them.(yes its a thing). this bullshit
about the environment just keeps getting better
whats the go with the election , which way do yo see it going , do you think corbin will win or boris

ok i have read this post front to back , i think your chasing your tail with all the trims and variables, you have forgotten the basic fundamentals off fuel injection, PRESSURE IS CRITICAL . running at 26psi at idle is not good, its 25% below optimum running pressure 36psi . all the variables are trying to work within their parameters but the fuel is not there so there all over the place . yes do the fuel filter first and recheck pressures , if you need to apply heat try and find an old electric plumbers soldering iron and use that , no open flame. if no improvement then its the pump. worn pumps have a habit of cavitating especially when the fuel is hot and this is where i think your problem is?
PS this my 2 cents worth and is a generic answer for all injection systems ,( not gems directly related) as i look at all systems to be the same . you must have noticed a drop in power or fuel usage to be different and in saying that these things can creep up on you and not notice that its not performing as it was until you have trouble towing the boat over that hill that you use to fly up .
PS don't forget the fuel pressure regulator as this can be an issue to

then look for a Lucas injector flow chart

to race anything can be good fun with the right people
we have mower racing to , and don't the open class go (bleeding kidneys all round)