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Re: [Mgs] Fuel pump failure

To: <steve@coastaldatasystems.com>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Fuel pump failure
From: <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:57:29 +0200
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Thank you Steve. Will do!

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

On 24.09.2020 10:48, h.duinhoven@planet.nl wrote:
> Bob,
> 
> Not fully true. When restoring the GT in the period of 1990 â?? 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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