[VB] Diagnosing bad fuel pump

[Gary Gibson]

Was the Lauda movie good? That first step before doing anything on your bus, remove ground strap, makes so much sense!!!
Gary
On Oct 16, 2013, at 1:52 PM, John Anderson <wvukidsdoc at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Wow Clara, prior to that recent movie I don't know anyone today would have even known who he was.  Didn't they used to play the footage of that on "the agony of defeat" on wide world of sports?  I wonder how the movie was, probably a typical overblown Ron Howard bit, did you see it?
> 
> Appropriate discussion for me as I've been driving my beater '97 Chevy C1500 irregularly over the summer and kept smelling gas and finally bent down to look yesterday to note the pool of gas being pumped from the rusting tank to filter lines by the high pressure FI pump.  And of course I just filled it a month (2 drives) ago and it has 3/4 of 25 gallons in it.  I always have a friggin full tank when these things happen.
> 
> John
> 
> 
>> If you get a metal tool up by the petcock and spark the
>> starter while there is gas around,  you may end up like
>> Niki Lauda
> 
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