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Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered

To: llennep@verizon.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel pump flustered
From: Derek Job <derek.c.job@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:10:47 +0100
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The noise means you are sucking air on the tank side of the fuel pump.
Could be due to a loose connection or possibly a blockage caused by debris
in the line. Is it an old tank? has it ever been re-lined?

Derek

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:15 PM, <llennep@verizon.net> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> This one has really got me stumped.  A couple weeks ago went on a 40 or so
> mile ride.  Car ran great.  No probs.  At one point I was stopped and I
> could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per second.  This was
> true whether at idle or higher rpm.  I knew that normally at idle there was
> an occasional click.
>
> Once back home I restarted the car and same thing.  Then over several days
> I attempted to fix the prob.  A different pump gave the same results.  I
> replaced the filter and still same thing.  Oh BTW there was no fuel
> underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel comes out
> the overflow.  No fuel shows up anywhere.
>
> Why does the pump continue to click so fast?????  Why does it NOT slow to
> an occasional click?????  What is the fix????  I am flustered.
>
> Keith
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The noise means you are sucking air on the tank side of th=
e fuel pump. Could be due to a loose connection or possibly a blockage caus=
ed by debris in the line. Is it an old tank? has it ever been re-lined?<div=
><br></div><div>Derek</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:15 PM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:llennep@verizon.net"; target=3D"_blank">llennep@verizon.net<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Listers,<br>
<br>
This one has really got me stumped.=C2=A0 A couple weeks ago went on a 40 o=
r so mile ride.=C2=A0 Car ran great.=C2=A0 No probs.=C2=A0 At one point I w=
as stopped and I could hear the fuel pump clicking away, 3-4 clicks per sec=
ond.=C2=A0 This was true whether at idle or higher rpm.=C2=A0 I knew that n=
ormally at idle there was an occasional click.<br>
<br>
Once back home I restarted the car and same thing.=C2=A0 Then over several =
days I attempted to fix the prob.=C2=A0 A different pump gave the same resu=
lts.=C2=A0 I replaced the filter and still same thing.=C2=A0 Oh BTW there w=
as no fuel underneath as is the case when a float needle is stuck and fuel =
comes out the overflow.=C2=A0 No fuel shows up anywhere.<br>
<br>
Why does the pump continue to click so fast?????=C2=A0 Why does it NOT slow=
 to an occasional click?????=C2=A0 What is the fix????=C2=A0 I am flustered=
.<br>
<br>
Keith<br>
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