[V8] Wonderful Dead V8

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Nice to hear, Greg!  Especially that it's quiteter, too ;-)

Also, I must disagree with Steve on the sensors not failing  
outright.  I had one to replace mine because it/they were absolutely  
DEAD last winter on my Pearl 5 speed.  Battery was fully charged.
Only outright replacement worked.

Ingo

On Dec 21, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Greg Furstenwerth wrote:

> Its not like the pump is hard to get out :)
>
> I ordered a new pump and cleaned the screen on the old pump. Thus it
> works for now... It sounds like 1-2 bees in the tank instead of  
> 10,000 :)
>
> We shall see I can use it for short trips and stuff. Pump should be  
> here
> in a few days and then I will replace it.
>
> Ordered from Autohausaz
>
> urq wrote:
>> Wow ... you went ahead and put it back in?  You're a better man  
>> than I am
>> Gunga Din!
>>
>> ISTR something to do with removing the fuel pump screen ... but I  
>> think that
>> was related to the 5000/200 not the V8.  Since it came back to  
>> life perhaps
>> there was a problem with the pump not being able to draw fuel  
>> through the
>> screen.
>>
>> I've had an interesting time finding fuel pumps for my V8s ...  
>> they are both
>> manual trannies, and #344 seems to be special in some ways ...  
>> I've had the
>> local dealer tell me this years ago when I had the airbag  
>> recall ... and the
>> standard fuel pump didn't work in that car's fuel tank.  For #2 I  
>> went with
>> pump in hand to the FLAPS ... they found a pump that fit and which  
>> seems to
>> work, but the diameter of the + and - terminals is backwards from  
>> the pump
>> that was originally in the car ...
>>
>> Steve B
>> San Jose, CA (USA)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> V8 is ALIVE!!!..... Taking out the fuel pump and shaking it  
>> draining it
>> etc.. made it to where its magic back to life! however I do not  
>> trust it
>> I will /replace the part and be done with it.
>>
>> Thanks Listers! I have 13,269 emails archived dating back to the  
>> day I
>> got the V8.. I searched the list found the likely culprits and  
>> went from
>> there. Without your help I would have been lost. You guys rock!
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Verdict: Fuel pump is on last leg..  :)
>>
>> Greg Furstenwerth wrote:
>>
>>> Well I drained the fuel pump... emptied all the gas out of it "so no
>>> fire" and hooked it up to 12v.. That little bastard torqued out  
>>> of my
>>>
>> hand?
>>
>>> I am now mystified...
>>>
>>> Yes the tank was full... I just reached in the gas and man  
>>> grabbed it
>>> out! It burns the flesh!
>>>
>>>
>>
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