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Date:         Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:11:11 +0000
Reply-To:     samcvt@COMCAST.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the
              night
Comments: To: John <vanagonvw@gmail.com>

Tks John. Much appreciated.

-------------- Original message -------------- From: John <vanagonvw@gmail.com>

> Sam Conant wrote: > > My 84's fuel pump has been whining for more than a year now ... > > Problemo??? > > Sam Conant > > > > > > You should change the filter ahead of the pump, if you got, and if not, > get one, so it is clean and not starving the pump. > > Then, for daring folks like me, remove the pump to the work bench, and > turn it on, with the wires backwards, to make the pump run backwards. > Have a hose in a gas can, to the outlet of the pump, make the final > connections to the pump, as far away from the gas and the fumes as > possible. (keep those sparks away......and run it for a few seconds. > > I have done this, and it causes quite a bit of gunk to be disgorged from > what I guess is some kind of screen at the inlet to the pump. > > Since some will think this a bad thing, I never said it, but it works > for me :-) > > John


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