Date:         Tue, 7 Jul 1998 11:43:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark Hudgik <mhudgik@THE-SPA.COM>
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From:         Mark Hudgik <mhudgik@THE-SPA.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Pump
Comments: To: Scott Snyder <dipp@ACCESS.MOUNTAIN.NET>
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At 04:33 PM 7/6/98 -0400, Scott Snyder posted the following:
>Thanks to all that responded about my whining fuel pump.  Since I dont have
>a fuel pressure gauge and can not drive to a mechanic, is there ANY OTHER
>WAY to check the fuel pressure regulator without the gauge?
>
>I also inserted a long thin wire into the gas tank outlet (fuel pump side)
>to check for blockage.  NOthing noticable came out.  It did feel like I was
>hitting something inside the tank....someone a while back mentioned there
>was a screen of some sort covering the outlet.....maybe I was hitting the
>screen. I didnt want to force it.  Any other ideas on checking if there is
>gunk clogging up the system??? Like I said in the previous posting, the tank
>was taken off, boiled in a tank for 48 hrs, and a polymer lining put
>in....it seemed very smooth on the inside when it was completed.
>
>Thanks again
>
>Scott
>81 Westy
>

I didn't catch the beginning of this thread, so this may not apply...

Did the pump whining start before or after you had the tank coating applied?

If after, and there is a screen on the tank outlet, the screen may have
been partially plugged by the coating.


Mark Hudgik
**91 Carat**