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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Brentwood, California
Posts: 232
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If you didn't smell fuel until you turned the pump on, I would think that implies the pump is moving the fuel and you have a leak in the fuel line. If the fuel lines are original, that would not be surprising. The cloth braided lines can appear to be ok, but the rubber can actually be leaking. If you squeeze the fuel hose between your fingers and they are leaking, your fingers will be wet and smell like gasoline. A common problem is for the fuel vapor lines in the trunk to shrink and pull away from the connectors. It is worth checking them. If your pump is bad, make sure you get a high volume, low pressure pump that operates at 3.5 - 5 PSI. Generic universal pumps work, but don't have the flow bypass line back to the tank that the original pump has.
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