repeated fuel pump failures
09-23-2004, 09:48 PM
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repeated fuel pump failures
In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
50' before it quit.
A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
causing it to fail?
Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
what is involved?
Thanks,
Larry
pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
50' before it quit.
A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
causing it to fail?
Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
what is involved?
Thanks,
Larry
09-23-2004, 10:01 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
Retiredff did pass the time by typing:
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit of
plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But apart from
that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy when the pump
lobe on the camshaft wore out.
--
DougW
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit of
plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But apart from
that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy when the pump
lobe on the camshaft wore out.
--
DougW
09-23-2004, 10:01 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
Retiredff did pass the time by typing:
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit of
plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But apart from
that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy when the pump
lobe on the camshaft wore out.
--
DougW
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit of
plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But apart from
that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy when the pump
lobe on the camshaft wore out.
--
DougW
09-23-2004, 10:01 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
Retiredff did pass the time by typing:
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit of
plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But apart from
that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy when the pump
lobe on the camshaft wore out.
--
DougW
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit of
plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But apart from
that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy when the pump
lobe on the camshaft wore out.
--
DougW
09-23-2004, 10:10 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
DougW wrote:
> Retiredff did pass the time by typing:
>>
>> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric
>> pump, and what is involved?
>
> Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit
> of plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But
> apart from that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy
> when the pump lobe on the camshaft wore out.
Thanks, Doug.
09-23-2004, 10:10 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
DougW wrote:
> Retiredff did pass the time by typing:
>>
>> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric
>> pump, and what is involved?
>
> Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit
> of plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But
> apart from that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy
> when the pump lobe on the camshaft wore out.
Thanks, Doug.
09-23-2004, 10:10 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
DougW wrote:
> Retiredff did pass the time by typing:
>>
>> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric
>> pump, and what is involved?
>
> Dunno about your mechanical pump, but an electric just requires a bit
> of plumbing. Namely a return line and a pressure regulator. But
> apart from that it's straight forward. Did one for my 82 C-10 Chevy
> when the pump lobe on the camshaft wore out.
Thanks, Doug.
09-23-2004, 10:18 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
Along with a new fuel pump, buy a new filter located inside the
frame rail, on the drivers side above the front half of the spring.
There's a shield you have to remove to get to it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Retiredff wrote:
>
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
frame rail, on the drivers side above the front half of the spring.
There's a shield you have to remove to get to it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Retiredff wrote:
>
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
09-23-2004, 10:18 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
Along with a new fuel pump, buy a new filter located inside the
frame rail, on the drivers side above the front half of the spring.
There's a shield you have to remove to get to it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Retiredff wrote:
>
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
frame rail, on the drivers side above the front half of the spring.
There's a shield you have to remove to get to it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Retiredff wrote:
>
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
09-23-2004, 10:18 PM
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Re: repeated fuel pump failures
Along with a new fuel pump, buy a new filter located inside the
frame rail, on the drivers side above the front half of the spring.
There's a shield you have to remove to get to it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Retiredff wrote:
>
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
frame rail, on the drivers side above the front half of the spring.
There's a shield you have to remove to get to it.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Retiredff wrote:
>
> In Aug. 2001, I put a 258 reman in my '89 Wrangler. I installed a new fuel
> pump (direct-replacement mechanical) at that time.
>
> About 15-18 or so months later, it failed. It appears to have failed, again,
> today. My wife had it at work, 30 miles from home, and she drove it about
> 50' before it quit.
>
> A couple of the guys she works with messed with it, and they said there
> wasn't any gas being pumped into the carb when they tried to start it. When
> they poured a little gas into the carb, it would run a couple of seconds,
> then quit. They did it several times, same result. I know there is gas in
> it. It only has about 70 miles since I last refilled it.
>
> My questions- just bad luck on my part, or could there be a problem that is
> causing it to fail?
>
> Second question- how difficult is it to switch over to an electric pump, and
> what is involved?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry