Was the pump doing the same thing before it was rebuilt? If so
then it probably is in the wiring/connections. If not then the rebuilder
may have done something wrong . My PC just burped thats what the
jibberish is.
...Art
On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, Jason F. Dutt wrote:
> Aye. I've already decided to do surgery on the pump before I start blaming
> the wiring. The pump is newly rebuilt by an experienced third party, but
> I've found out that doesn't always mean much.
>
> You're probably right about replacing the entire lead, though. I don't
> know...I think I'm going to avoid that prognosis at all costs :-). There's
> still more options, as I haven't really gotten a change to find out what
> the pump is doing when the car is dying.
>
> I'll keep y'all posted.
>
> Regards,
>
> J
>
> ----------
> > From: Arthur Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
> > To: Jason F. Dutt <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
> > Cc: mgs@autox.team.net; Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil
> > Subject: Re: Fuel challenge solved...?
> > Date: Monday, July 28, 1997 6:05 PM
> >
> > Have you cleaned the points on the pump? If not I would do that
> > before attempting any re-wiring. One other thing you might want to do is
> > test for power and ground on the pump leads the next time it cuts out.
> > You might also want to by pass the wiring and go directly to the pump the
> > next time it stops. I doubt that the wire it's self is bad, but if it is
> > you are better off replacing the whole run instead of trying to track
> down
> > a break in it. Be sure to clean the bullet
> > connectors where they attach to the harness.
> > ...Art
> >
> > On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Jason F. Dutt wrote:
> >
> > > Well, here's the current dice on the fuel problem.
> > >
> > > After I sent my question to the list, the car ran for a week with no
> > > problems, so troubleshooting was a bit delayed (darn ;-)). However, it
> > > quit on me the other day, so I got to work. The first thing I did was
> > > start it again, to see if the symptom was going to stick around or not.
> It
> > > quit again in 3-5 minues. I didn't get a chance to feel if the pump
> was
> > > running or not when it quit (inopportune phone call). I then checked
> the
> > > connections to the fuel pump. Basically all I did was remove the
> leads,
> > > cleaned them up a bit, and put them back on. The car ran for another
> week.
> > > It quit on me again yesterday. I did my wire-jiggling again; it ran
> all
> > > day yesterday.
> > >
> > > Unless this all is just coincidence, I'm assuming I have an
> intermittent
> > > short in either the leads or the terminals of the pump. This leads me
> to
> > > my next question: Is there an easy and definitve way to replace the
> leads?
> > > How can I know how much wire needs replacing? I'm descent with a
> > > soldering iron, but I'd hate to do all the work just to find out I
> didn't
> > > take enough wire off!
> > >
> > > Regards, and thanks,
> > >
> > > J
> > >
> >
>
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