- 1. Leaking fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:12:45 -0500
- Ever since I installed my current engine, I've had an oil leak from the fuel pump. Initially, I thought that it was a poorly machined surface on the fuel pump body. I have disassembled the pump and f
- /html/6pack/2001-12/msg00121.html (7,529 bytes)
- 2. Re: Leaking fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:09:55 -0800 (PST)
- Peter--You covered a lot of possibilities on why the fuel pump might appear to leak oil. Let's go over a few. First, it's good that some of the major parts suppliers have a service that offers advice
- /html/6pack/2001-12/msg00127.html (8,170 bytes)
- 3. Re: Leaking fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:41:22 -0500 (EST)
- I just want to chime in on this one... I think I would try "all the above", but I would not discount blowby as a possible source of the oil leak. In fact, on an older British car, I would more or le
- /html/6pack/2001-12/msg00132.html (7,763 bytes)
- 4. Re: Leaking fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:04:19 -0500
- Well, I tried out the Eastwood leak-down tester today. Sorry to say that I couldn't really give it a good run through its paces. It looks well made and I'll bet it will do the trick on a decent engin
- /html/6pack/2001-12/msg00260.html (9,179 bytes)
- 5. Re: Leaking fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 19:27:12 -0800 (PST)
- Peter--If the rings weren't seating you should also be using a lot of oil, like maybe a quart every 300 miles, or so. Certainly too much for a rebuilt engine. Several things could attribute to this n
- /html/6pack/2001-12/msg00270.html (6,850 bytes)
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