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09-01-2005, 01:22 PM | #1 | ||
White Lightning
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Well my fuel pump decided to kick it last night at 1am about 1km from home. i've been told its easy to replace, just take a panel out of the boot floor and you can get to it.
So do i just need a new pump and replacement o-ring? im sure repco have the o-ring but do i have to get the pump from ford? |
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09-01-2005, 01:28 PM | #2 | ||
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See if an auto elec can hook you up with a change over unit? They will be costly from Ford.
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09-01-2005, 02:03 PM | #3 | ||
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but 2nd handies are not "as good" coz there dont have fuel in em, thus dried up, best alternative is getting one from a unit that has petrol in the tank still
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09-01-2005, 02:27 PM | #4 | ||
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well im gonna buy a brand new one from repco probably. except they dont seem to know about the o-ring i need. the new pump doesnt come with one and they are checking on it for me, but if any of you guys know what i need, that'd be great.
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09-01-2005, 03:17 PM | #5 | ||
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I got a new brand new pump from Ford for my old EA a while ago and it was about $180 + $10 for the o-ring.
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09-01-2005, 03:19 PM | #6 | ||
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No you dont need the o-ring. THe hardest part of the process is getting the plastic retaining ring off. Use a bid flat screwdriver and hammer to slowly rotate and undo it, the rest is easy.
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09-01-2005, 03:28 PM | #7 | ||
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well i just got back from repco $190 poorer. got GreenMachine coming round in a minute to chuck the thing in.
ahhh bloody cars *shakes head*. i had a day to enjoy my lovely new suspension and brakes [which are absolutely kickass] then it died 1 kay from home. i am a very poor little boy at the moment. Last edited by Simmo; 09-01-2005 at 03:30 PM. |
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09-01-2005, 04:49 PM | #8 | |||
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09-01-2005, 05:44 PM | #9 | ||
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well its in and working well. if anyone has the dodgy idle problem where it doesnt sit still, try changing your fuel pump, mines solid as a rock on 700rpm now. i'm yet to test with some WOT but i wouldnt be surprised if i got my second or more back on the 1/4 now.
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09-01-2005, 05:45 PM | #10 | ||
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Good to hear it solved the idle problem, obviously it wasn't pumping enough to keep a constant fuel pressure probably causing AF ratios to go all over the place.
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09-01-2005, 10:02 PM | #11 | ||
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Just for anyone interested, my fuel pump died a few weeks ago too. Funnily enough, it sorted my intermittent starting problem, fuel economy is better and it seemed to be a bit more responsive.
I figure it's a worthy change for anyone who hasn't done it yet and is racking up kms. You don't know when it will die in the **** and be stuck in the middle of no where... I was stuck in peak hour traffic in Geelong, as some of the other Vic E-Series members can attest! |
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09-01-2005, 10:13 PM | #12 | ||
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When you changed yours did you have a massive hose clamp around the screw on top? i did on mine and it took a shiteload of fiddling to finally get it loose. i cant really see the point of it though, the screw top the holds the sender assembly in gets pretty damn tight, i dont think it needs a hose clamp around the whole thing.
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09-01-2005, 11:08 PM | #13 | ||
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it's probably on there to stop people like us removing it lol
that clamp took me an hour or so to get off lol i was trying to work out how to unscrew it (which I did in the end lol)
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09-01-2005, 11:52 PM | #14 | |||
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Ahh that was a #$@#$ to get the ring off
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10-01-2005, 12:09 AM | #15 | ||
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So what methos did you guys use? i got an 8mm rind spanner on an angle cos 7 was too small. it's still sitting loose around the cap and it's yet to leak so we'll see what happens.
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10-01-2005, 04:27 PM | #16 | ||
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sorry to hijack simmo but while we're talking about pumps, im doing my bbm conversion one day. i need to upgrade the old cfi pump to a newer one, ive got it already, just wondering if i can install it yet, or will it be trying to pump to much?
bender
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10-01-2005, 04:30 PM | #17 | ||
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Should be able to install it now, the CFI's must still run a fuel pressure regulator so it doesn't matter how big the fuel pump is, it will just circulate the fuel quicker, fuel pressure will remain the same.l
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10-01-2005, 04:35 PM | #18 | ||
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sweet as, thanks for the quick reply, ive got something to do this weekend now! ill see if that fixed all my problems....
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10-01-2005, 06:19 PM | #19 | ||
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do you need my expertise now that i watched Nick do it? or are you right by yourself.
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10-01-2005, 09:57 PM | #20 | ||
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lol... Derb, if that bastard goes again, just buy another car - i'll tow the XR to the wreckers... it was a ***** of a job! Has anyone actually got the big **** hose clamp back on the screw top? I barely got it off jamming an oversize spanner halfway over it... no way i can angle it to tighten the bugger up....
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10-01-2005, 10:00 PM | #21 | |||
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10-01-2005, 10:48 PM | #22 | ||
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hey nick it looks like benders coming here to put the new pump in his beast. you may get another call :P.
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11-01-2005, 09:46 AM | #23 | ||
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lol... be prepared for no answer!
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11-01-2005, 12:19 PM | #24 | ||
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beast???? id hardly go that far simmo...
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11-01-2005, 02:53 PM | #25 | ||
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the hose clamp is on there to hold on tank in place when the car was built ,you dont need to put it back on.
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11-01-2005, 04:44 PM | #26 | |||
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