[T2] Diagnosing bad fuel pump

[Joe St.Croix]

I certainly would change the fuel filter first, since it is never a bad
idea, its cheap and easy, and also, looks are always deceiving in this
case, since I had a Suzuki samurai and the tank had schmutz in it and
always clogged the filter, and those too always looked fine.



On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 8:13 AM, Ned Savoie <ned at harbourlight.com> wrote:

> I'm not familiar with your setup, but I've seen similar situations where
> there was something floating in the tank, and it only became an issue when
> it came near the outlet and gets sucked onto it, killing the flow. Minutes
> later when the suction is gone, it floats away and gas flows until it
> happens again.
>
> Just a thought since so many other things haven't found the culprit.
>
>
> Ned
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> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Kevin Guarnotta <kguarnotta at usa.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hey Ned,****
> >
> > I assume you mean the filter on the fuel tank? The fuel tank is not the
> > original, I replaced it back in 2006, that is when I added the reserve
> > switch. ****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > I can’t recall how I put the petcock on, but I’m sure I did it when the
> > tank was out of the bus. How hard is it to pull that reserve fuel switch
> > with the tank in the car? Any tips on draining the tank? I think it is
> > mostly full, and when I reinstall will I need any parts? I.e. is there a
> > gasket that will need to be replaced when I pull that reserve
> switch/filter?
> > ****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > I’ll replace the filter between the carb and the fuel pump. It looks
> clean
> > to me, it is one of those clear ones. ****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Thanks for the tips…****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > -Kevin Guarnotta****
> >
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> > ** **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > *From:* Ned Savoie [mailto:ned at harbourlight.com]
> > *Subject:* Re: [T2] Diagnosing bad fuel pump****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Hey Kevin,****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Symptoms sound to me like crap in the tank and/or filter. Have you tried
> > taking out the filter and breaking it open to see what's inside? I had
> the
> > same problems and it was flakes of rust. ****
> >
> >
> > -- ****
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