Date:         Sun, 7 Sep 2003 08:27:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Fuel pump noise after gas tank seal fix
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Hi,

A week or so ago, someone asked the list why they had a noisy fuel pump
after replacing fuel tank seals and such. Well, I found out why.

I had taken my tank to the car wash for a thorough cleaning and had
thought I did a pretty good job of it. The problem was I must not have
made sure that ALL the crud was out of there.

My new pump got noisier and noisier (quickly) - so I pulled the line
coming from the tank thinking I had a clogged fuel filter. I found no
gas in the line!

Of course, when I took it out <again> and wash it out - more crud came
out of the tank. This time I made sure that both the primary and return
outlets flowed well.

Hopefully I am done taking the tank out, though after about 5 or so
times doing it, I'm pretty good at it. The bummer part is having to buy
a new pump (the new one is now very loud).

Conrad