87 5KTQ Starving for gas

[Ti Kan]

Andrew writes:
> [ ...]
> Thinking that it might be dirt or flakes in the gas tank blocking the fuel
> pump screen the tank was emptied and the fuel pump removed.   Amazingly
> clean!  But noticed that one of the rubber isolation/mounting grommets was
> torn and loose.  Thinking that this could account for the extra loud pump
> buzz.

Sounds to me like the fuel pump is on its last legs.  Just replace it.

-Ti
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