Is your fuel tank vented to the atmosphere? I've experienced a vacuum
build up in the fuel tank that caused the car to stall. Opened the
fuel fill cap. Whoosh.... started up and was fine.
On 2-Jul-07, at 2:11 PM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest wrote:
> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 13:30:38 -0500
> From: "Tom Wirt @ Claycoyote" <twirt@claycoyote.com>
> Subject: [TR] Electric fuel pump failure
>
> I had put one of the cube electric fuel pumps in the 3 this
> winter. The
> Vickie Brit one. Now, after less than 100 miles, out for a drive this
> weekend, it started making a loud metallic rapping at the same
> frequency as
> the normal pump buzz. It rapped a couple times with a few minutes
> between,
> then became steady. Fuel supply became weak and then non
> existent. Tilt.
> Is this a normal indicator of one dying? Is there anything I might
> have
> done that caused it, other than bad pump? The pump is mounted
> directly
> onto the body tub under/near the fuel tank.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Tom Wirt
> TS77810L
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