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Re: Disaster?? Help on leaking fuel pump..

To: efris@home.com
Subject: Re: Disaster?? Help on leaking fuel pump..
From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 00:15:19 -0700 (PDT)
This is exactly the kind of new s I was not hoping for.. Okay does anybody
have a spare fuel pump that I could beg borrow or steal?? I am talking about
someone in the SF Bay area??
                Daniel 69 2000
                SF CA
   

> Welcome to the wonderful world of  "bad fuel pump diaphragm" (sp?)   Good
> thing it's coming out that hole because.the other alternative is you are
> dumping fuel into your crankcase.    Check your oil anyway though... if it's
> gassy smelling, turn the car off and get your phone...  call up your
> favorite vender and say "I need a new fuel pump ASAP"... then pay the nice
> vender lots of cash and wait impatiently for your new part to arrive...
> while you wait, you might want to change your oil..    Best of luck on
> that...   Unless you live down the block from a vender, Friday isn't a
> possibility
> 
> Just my $.02...   hope it helps!
> 
> Eric
> WyCROC
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Neuman <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 9:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Disaster?? Help on leaking fuel pump..
> 
> 
> > Okay so I lowered the car and checked the pump again.  It does not appear
> to
> > be dripping like it was....But when I have Irene rev the car up I can see
> a faint
> > spitting of fuel coming from the hole??  Could it be from a plugged fuel
> > filter?? I have not changed it for awhile.  The only other thing I have
> done
> > before this is put in new fuel lines..the old ones were OLD
> > Daniel
> >
> > At 7:40 PM -0700 7/4/01, Dan Neuman wrote:
> > >Hello All,
> > > I really need some advice/help on this one...
> > >When I was under the car I noticed that the fuel pump is leaking
> also...What the
> > >heck???  Its not leaking from the sides where it screws toghether. Its
> leaking
> > >from this little hole about half way up the side?? The front of the car
> is up on
> > >jackstands so this hole might be a little bit more downhill than it
> usually is.
> > >Please somebody tell me that this is normal when the car is jacke up.. Is
> my
> > >fuel pump toast?? How the hell do I fix it before friday at 6am????
> > > HEllllllllllllllllp
> > >
> > > Daniel 69 2000
> > > SF CA
> > >If any badroc'ers can help me out...415-752-3291

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