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Old 09-05-03, 08:49 PM
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Fuel Pump Bad???

Posted this on the 2nd Gen board but thought I would try here as well....

I've been having some problems with my 87 GXL developing power and RPM's. So, I've been testing everything and I am on the fuel delivery system. I pulled the fuel pump out to do a visual inspection. It looked like the filter/screen was kind of sucked in. I stuck the pump in a gallon or so of gas and powered it up with 12v. It seemed to pump good for about a minute spitting fuel back into my gas container. Then it just seemed to start sucking the screen in like it was in the tank and I got very little gas out of the supply. Is this a bad pump? Can that screen be cleaned? Seem like the screen is clogged and won't let enough fuel thru to be pumped... which would explain the cause of my problem.

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Old 09-06-03, 12:40 AM
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It can be cleaned. This is what some people refer to as the in tank filter.
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