<VV> baffled

[NicolCS at aol.com]

Aside from the obvious function of keeping large objects away from the  
pickup tube, the sock also keeps small particles from getting to the fuel  pump.  A 
tiny grain of sand in one of the fuel pump check valves will take  the pump 
down and the car will stop in it's tracks.  I have had this  happen.  If you 
don't have sock, new ones are inexpensive and  available through our vendors and 
locally at NAPA.  They usually  last for a decade or two.
 
BTW, your subject line is a good example of a poor subject line.   Someone 
coming into the middle of the thread would have no idea what is being  discussed 
in "baffled" and someone reviewing the archives wouldn't have a  clue what 
the thread is about.  Something like "fuel delivery problem"  might have been a 
better choice.  :)
Craig Nicol
65,66,67
 
<snip> I have a new sending unit so I will replace the whole  unit and 
see if that remedies anything.  Is there any harm in not using  the fuel 
sock?<unsnip>