Just tried that, and the pump still whined. Is a removed gas cap enough to properly avoid creating a vacuum if the tank is not properly vented? greg. TJ Hannink wrote: > Try running it without the gas filler cap in place to see if that makes any > difference. It sound like the tank is not vented properly and the pump is > pulling against a vacuum. > > Tim > > --- Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM> wrote: > > Hi folks.. > > > > Here's the background situation. > > > > Had a new fuel tank put in the van in the fall, also put on a new to me > > used pump, because mine packed up at about the same time th tank did. > > Everything was running fine until Monday. > > > > Monday: Fuel pump started to whine and groan and van seemed starved. > > > > What I did: Replaced the pump, filter, pump connections, and short > > sections of fuel line around the pump. > > > > New fuel pump seemed fine at first, but now is whining just like the old > > one, and the van still seems starved. > > > > I really need some list wisdom on this one. I have to drive my van for > > abot an hour a day to work and back, and it's scary on the highway when > > it's not getting full power. Please help! > > > > Thank you list gurus. > > > > Greg. > > 82 Westy > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com |
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