- 1. fuel pump leaking (score: 1)
- Author: Swkintx@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:41:27 EST
- Is it possible for a fuel pump on a 1500 79 midget to leak and still work properly? I noticed a strong gas smell and I saw a drop of gas hanging on the bottom of the fuel pump. I tightened all the co
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- 2. Re: fuel pump leaking (score: 1)
- Author: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 08:58:54 -0500
- You can rebuild them and it really isn't that hard if you get (have) a reasonable manual. But it can't hurt to buy a new one as well. Keep one in the trunk for when this kind of stuff happens. Paul T
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01120.html (7,881 bytes)
- 3. Re: fuel pump leaking (score: 1)
- Author: "Catesby Woodford" <cw@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:14:08 -0500
- My brand new pump leaked from the joints when first installed. After substantial wiggling and various new seals, it finally stopped. At worst, the leakage only amounted to a drop or two, but I know t
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01121.html (8,800 bytes)
- 4. Re: fuel pump leaking (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:26:55 -0000
- A pump with a hole in the outlet will allow an engine to continue to run normally until the hole has grown big enough such that the majority of the fuel is pumping on the floor and starving the engin
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01243.html (7,940 bytes)
- 5. Re: fuel pump leaking (score: 1)
- Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:16:04 -0600
- The common mode of failure for a cam driven mechanical fuel pump (ala 1500 Midget) is for the diaphram to spring a leak. You may see fuel dripping out of the base of the pump, but there is a high pr
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01251.html (7,134 bytes)
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