[V8] Fuel Pump Failure Modes

[32vquattro]

I with you corbram, But I believe its the engine speed sensor, not the crank 
sensor (i.e. it died while he was drivinf it) Allan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cobram at juno.com>
To: <urq at pacbell.net>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] Fuel Pump Failure Modes


> When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.  ;-)
> What the other guys said, only I'd lean more towards the usual.  This is
> THE symptom of a bad reference sender.  When bad, the sender sends a
> signal when cold, but opens the circuit when hot, no signal=no run.
>
> The location of the fuse box on lesser type 44's seems to be a major
> contributing factor to the early demise and corrosion of contacts for the
> Fuel Pump Relay.  I have had the Fuel Pump Relay problem noted, but not
> while running or on any of the V8Q's.  To rule it in/out keep a piece of
> wire with 2 spade connectors handy, when/if the car dies, jumper the
> Relay and see what happens...I suspect nothing, but still hoping it's
> that, since it's the easiest of the fixes.
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> Disney World - a people trap operated by a mouse.
>
> urq <urq at pacbell.net> writes:
>
>> Driving home from an errand yesterday afternoon and #2 completely
>> lost power.
>
>>I was thinking the fuel
>> pump had died, but last night I went to move the car a bit and tried
>> starting it just for the heck of it ... and it started just fine.
>> This is making me wonder if the problem was the fuel pump or not.
>
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