[Mgs] Fuel pump failure

h.duinhoven at planet.nl h.duinhoven at planet.nl
Wed Sep 30 08:04:04 MDT 2020


Hi Steve,

The pump is out. 
I checked the wiring before taking it out.
The ground wire goes in the same loom as the 12V feed (White). 
I measured the ground connector, which is zero ohms, so nothing wrong there.
I'll order new points adjust these and clean everything thoroughly.
I also can test it offline of course. I have separate a battery available.

Cheers,
Hans


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Van: Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> Namens h.duinhoven at planet.nl
Verzonden: donderdag 24 september 2020 18:57
Aan: steve at coastaldatasystems.com
CC: mgs at autox.team.net
Onderwerp: Re: [Mgs] Fuel pump failure

Thank you Steve. Will do!

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Van: Steve West-Fisher <steve at coastaldatasystems.com>
Verzonden: donderdag 24 september 2020 17:36
Aan: h.duinhoven at planet.nl
CC: 'Robert's New iPad' <mgbobh at gmail.com>; mgs at autox.team.net
Onderwerp: Re: [Mgs] Fuel pump failure

On 24.09.2020 10:48, h.duinhoven at planet.nl wrote:
> Bob,
> 
> Not fully true. When restoring the GT in the period of 1990 – 2000, I 
> took the pump apart and polished the contact points shing bright.
> 
> I think the car made some 15,000 miles after it came onto the road 
> again in 2000.
> 
> 15,000 miles for me is not really reliable, certainly not compared 
> with modern cars. I once drove an Audi A6 model 2000, which car never 
> had a pump failure over 343,000 kilometers = 214,000 miles.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hans

Hans, one thing to check is the ground in the back center of the boot. 
I've had those get a little loose and cause the fuel pump to become intermittent. It can also cause some odd light symptoms that you probably would not see from inside. I tend to stick with the points.

Steve

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Steve West-Fisher
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