Re: more updates - my watery fuel pump

[DMCVegas@xxxx]

Going out on a limb here, I'd say that your pump is probably ok. 
Check the pick up hose, and make sure that it is intact and in good 
condition.

Try swapping the Control Pressure Regulator plug with the Cold Start 
Valve, and see if that starts the engine up. If no go, remove the 
cold start valve to inspect it to make sure it isn't clogged. Since 
the engine is coughing, it's getting fuel. But probably not enough to 
start it since it's cold.

Since Wayne A. Ernst did such a good job on how to seal the fuel 
pump, there isn't a reason to repeat anything he said. You can 
install a water defector to keep rain and wash water away from the 
boot. But if you have sealed everything correctly, the deflector 
isn't nessisary.

-Robert
vin 6585

p.s. a quick way to check if the pump is working: Have a 2nd person 
jump the relay to turn the pump on manually. Then check to see if any 
fuel comes out of the return hose in the tank. Just remember to keep 
some bare skin against a body panel to keep yourself grounded and you 
should be fine. But as a precaution, I would only do it long enough 
to check for flow. And I would only do it if you feel comfortable 
with the procedure.


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> the responses and help just keep coming in!
> last night i plugged in my cleaned up and newly rewired fuel pump 
into my 
> harness and turned the key. it still works! and sounds strong 
too. so 
> since it works upon ignition, that would indicate that my problem 
does not 
> lie in my fuel pump or any other fuel system components up to that 
point. 
> i.e., my relays aren't fried, pump works