[FC] Intermittant Electric Fuel Pump

[Bruce Gwyther]

Check the voltage at the pump for good 12 volts (and the ground). If good, 
it sounds to me like a bad pump..  I had one on a motor home that did the 
same thing so I took it apart and repaired it.  Some pumps you can't take 
apart. Good luck!!  New pumps aren't all that expensive.

                                                                Bruce


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kevin at kcvairbrush.com>
To: "[FC] group" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:44 PM
Subject: [FC] Intermittant Electric Fuel Pump


> My Corvan has an electric fuel pump. For several weeks now I would
> stall after starting the truck. I found that the pump sometime does
> not run after I turn the ignition to on. Lately I have to turn the
> key on, off, on, back and fourth until I hear the fuel pump hum under
> the floor board. When it hums it fires right up and will be fine as
> long I keep the ignition on.
> I checked the wiring connection and everything seems to be nice and
> tight. It is hooked up to the radio fuse and the radio worked when
> the pump didn't. I can't seem to find the problem.
> Is it possible a dirty fuel filter can cause this symptoms? If the
> radio works and always crank when turning the key, I doubt the
> ignition switch is going bad. Is there a way to know if the electric
> fuel pump is ready to quit for sure?
> It has about 6000 miles on the fuel pump and I didn't think it's time
> to replace the filter.
> Kevin
>
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