[Shotimes] Help with stalling SHO

[Carl Prochilo]

If you run your car with low amount of fuel often, you will accelerate the
wearout of the pump because the fuel acts as a heatsink to the pump.  With
the gas cap off and about a 1/4 tank of fuel left, if you can hear the
pump "sing" you're getting close to the end...

I'm convinced Ford changed the way the fuel gauge reads on the 95 because
on my son's car, he has the 18G tank, but when the gauge gets near the E,
he can only get between 13 or 14 gallons of fuel into the tank.  I think
this is why so many people questioned whether or not they have the proper
tank in their SHO.  Presumably Ford was having a high failure rate of fuel
pumps and this was their solution.  Devious and clever.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, January 23, 2005 11:47 am, Kevin & Cheryl Airth said:
> Steve:
>  The fuel pump has pressure and volume specifications. Depends on which
> pump
> you have? I have the 155 LPH so this should put out better than a quart of
> fuel in 30 sec. 155 LP/H=2.5 l/min. So you should get 1.25 liters in 30
> seconds at the specified pressure of 39 psi. I use my fuel pressure tester
> drain hose to check for volume. It's not great because the drain line is
> small and is therefore a restriction to open flow but it's easy and I can
> get an indication of volume if not the exact output in quarts.
> AutoZone loans the exact same model of pressure gauge that I have so maybe
> you could just borrow theirs for a day of testing?
>  Yes you old fuel pump could be causing this. How loud is the pump? Mine
> really made a noise in the end!!
> .
> .
>
>> The only other item that's original (that I fully expect to die any
>> day now) is the fuel pump.  It's got a lot of years, miles, and
>> near-empty tanks working against it.  Anybody think the pump could be
>> a possibility?  Is there a way to test it, or do you just assume if
>> there's adequate fuel pressure at the Schrader then it's okay?
>>
>> Thanks for the help fellas,
>>
>> Steve
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