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Re: [Mgs] Fuel pump failure

To: h.duinhoven@planet.nl
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Fuel pump failure
From: Steve West-Fisher <steve@coastaldatasystems.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:35:49 -0400
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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

-- 
Steve West-Fisher
N4IK
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