Date:         Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:39:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: whistling engines again (was RE: GET BACK ON TOPIC!)
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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Definitely change the fuel filter first!

It's way cheaper than the pump, and a clogged filter can slow fuel
flow/cause the pump to work harder (and possibly noisier). If that doesn't
quiet it down, *then* consider pump replacement.

At 11:13 PM 8/18/2004 -0400, Joy Hecht wrote:
>But - is a whistling fuel pump likely to also be the cause of my
>intermittent power loss?  Wouldn't it be nice if I only had one thing wrong,
>not two...

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