Hi John, If you don't want to use acetone try a can of carb cleaner; that product is designed to help remove deposits from your fuel system. Fill inlet end of the pump with solvent, then flip it over and fill the other end. Repeat. Then pulse the pump with power. Change the polarity of the power supply and try again. Eventually it will start to spin. I have usually had good results with this procedure but a couple years ago I did find one pump that after about 2 hours work would spin just fine but would not move fuel. Happy Trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario Canada 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop www.pottsfamily.ca BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 13-15th, 2010 www.busesofthecorn.ca
On 7/27/2010 4:53 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Got my locked fuel pump out of my Carat. . It bumps - tries to start > but won't turn. . Any recommendations on how to free this puppy up? > Haven't tried acetone yet - that's pretty harsh. Any other solvent > solutions recommended? |
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