July 20, 2011 07:45PM
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July 20, 2011 09:22PM
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Gasoline tanks are full of fuel vapor that has no air in it. The vapor is heavier than air. So the mixture in the tank is not a flammable mixture.
When the pump quits howling though, the engine will also get very quiet. Hope you have spare. The hoses on the pump were a pain in the neck and had to be changed too when mine went bad. Bob in Lake Havasu |
July 22, 2011 05:03PM
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Thanks Bob, I guess all that makes me feel better but when that pump was yowlin its head off on the way home I didn't dare tell Janet where it was located! I should have a few pumps in stock so I'm just hoping the fuel lines are still intact they go over the tank itself, right? seems to me if I attach the new one to the end of the old one I should be able to pull it through.. Right now it's a million degrees so it will wait a few days Cheers, Rick |
July 23, 2011 03:28PM
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July 23, 2011 06:49PM
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There are a couple of configurations. The some models have two pumps. One is the transfer pump from one side to the other. Mine only has one pump and an external line for the other half of the tank. Access is from under the back seat. There were two short pieces of hose connected to the mounting flange of the pump. I had to cut the old hose off so had to replace them. As I recall they were different diameters too.
As Jose points out there are some models with the pump external to the tank. Bob Bob in Lake Havasu |
July 24, 2011 07:25AM
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July 25, 2011 08:46PM
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Right Peter, the majority of the 2.5 litre cars had the single pump in the tank. Now, I hope my spare ebay pump works |