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'85 944..fixing fuel pump
It's one thing after another with this car.I was checking a fuel leak and replaced hoses to fuel pump and now fuel pump quit working.....does anyone have any experience opening one up,or ideas about what happened ....or a used pump....
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11-14-2005, 02:16 PM
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any chance you popped a fuse? do you have 12volts at the pump when starting the engine?
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11-14-2005, 04:01 PM
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I have disassembled a fuel pump..The motor is 95% of the volume, the pump is a tiny thing in the inlet area. Crud gets in the pump mechanism and can stall the motor. A strange design, sensitive to dirt. Cleaning the tank filter and the tank itself can help. Do you have a 12 volt source other than the battery/ Sometimes reversing the motor momentarily will clear it.
As for taking the pump apart and reassembling it, sealing is a problem and in all liklihood will leak!!
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11-15-2005, 06:26 AM
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Yeah I have 12 volts.....I took it out of the casing and reseated it and it worked for a while,but it also leaked.....so I need to buy a used one if possible..
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11-15-2005, 10:23 AM
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If you can afford it, I would pay the difference and get a new one. With a used one, you are still in the situation where it could go "bad" at any time. I bought a brand new Bosch that lasted 5 minutes. I returned it and got another one with no hassle. . So much for Bosch quality!! (I hope their woodworking tools are better..I just bought a new Bosch Router!!)
I wonder what the country of origin is on their stuff nowadays?
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11-15-2005, 12:12 PM
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Money would be the problem here,this car is eating me up in parts,but I guess I am restoring it........
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11-15-2005, 12:32 PM
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I understand.. But Aren't we always being told how reliable the 944 is?
(tongue firmly in cheek)
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