Re: [DMCForum] Re: anyone have an extra fuel pump??

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes the filter should of handled it. I imagine the junk was probably in 
the pump from the start.

Who did you buy the pump from?

Mark V



On Feb 2, 2005, at 12:47 AM, Brian wrote:

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> Yup!  And the pump did work fine for a while.  It wasn't until a
> week or two later that it failed.  I'm sure there was a crevise
> which I missed or so and it just took some time for it to
> accumulate.  Still, the fuel filter should have been able to handle
> it.
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> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote:
>> Did you clean the fuel tank completely first?
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>> Mark V
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>> On Feb 2, 2005, at 12:18 AM, Brian wrote:
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>>> Just to clarify - I DID do a white glove treatment before
> installing
>>> the new components, including new filter and new pump and
> hoses.  I
>>> just want to make sure that I wasn't taken as some stupid idiot
> who
>>> just throws crap together.  I'm sure others can relate to the
>>> frustration of purchasing an item and it getting screwed up.
>>>
>>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien"
> <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> Unless you like repeatedly ripping shit apart by using cheap
> parts
>>>> I'd just buy another fuel pump.
>>>>
>>>> It wasn't the vendors fault there was dirt in the tank still.
>>> Drain
>>>> the tank, give it the white glove treatment on ALL components,
>>> clean
>>>> out the all lines for crap you can't see. Scrub all p[arts of
> the
>>>> fual baffle to remove any varnish. Clean it, then clean it agin,
>>>> install a new pump, and replace the pump hoses.
>>>>
>>>> Park the car and wait till you have the money to fix it. Other
>>> than
>>>> that you'll just be fighting it all the time. Do it right thr
>>> first
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>> Best of luck,
>>>>
>>>> Joe
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