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Re: Got it - Anemic fuel pumps

To: Brad Fornal <toyman@digitex.net>
Subject: Re: Got it - Anemic fuel pumps
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:25:01 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
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That was it!  I found a weak barrel connector (I try to avoid saying 
"butt plug" in this neighborhood) right next to the gas tank.  The 
bypass wire I'd run to rule out that problem was too small to carry 
enough current, I'm guessing.

Thanks!


Brad Fornal wrote:

>One problem I have had in the past, I forget which car it was on, but the white
>wire for the fuel pump would come undone from a weakened butt connector (the
>original black ones). When it came off, the car would run till it ran out the 
>fuel
>in the bowls. The weak connector was on the right side of the car, where the 
>tail
>harness hooked into the main harness. Look up under the dash right next to the 
>door
>pillar





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