Noisy Fuel Pump - No More!

[George Harris]

Hi James:

Replace the accumulator before you worry about the pump. My pump noise
disappeared after replacing the accumulator.

To check how good the new one is, hold your finger over one of the
in/outlet holes, and blow air from your compressor into the other. Take
the air source away and listen while the compressed air comes out. It
should come out in one steady rush. On the old accumulators it came out
in jerky stages, as if the diaphram was getting stuck. This may have
actually been the noise I was mistaking for the pump.

Regards
George

james accordino wrote:
> No, but I did buy those 2 fuel lines you mentioned.  I
> have a used accumulator that is much cleaner than
> mine.  A new one was around $100.  I still haven't
> installed them as I need to drop the tank.  Mine are
> also a rusted mess.  (Mass. car)  I'd still like a
> Pierburg pump I think.
>
> Jim Accordino
> -still using "shiny" the used German Bosch pump
>
> --- George Harris <harchris at smokesignal.net> wrote:
>
>>Hi Gang:
>>
>>I replaced the fuel pressure accumulator on my '87
>>5ktq and now the
>>noise from my fuel pump has disappeared. Or maybe it
>>wasn't my fuel pump
>>at all?
>>
>>Anyone else replaced their fuel pressure accumulator
>>and cured their
>>fuel pump noise before?
>>
>>Cheers
>>George
>>
>
>
>
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