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I had a fuel pump fail and all it took to restore it was a small spring in
one valve. Probably could have made the spring myself out of a piece of
wire, but had another old pump to scavenge from.
STEVE WEBBER
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Roy Haslett <hrhaslett@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You could have rebuilt your fuel pump for about $40 in an hour or so.
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> From: Michael Knorr <mhknorr@msn.com>
> To: Datsun Roadster Listserver <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:54 PM
> Subject: [Roadsters] Conclusion to "Is it a bad fuel pump"
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> Yep, it was a bad fuel pump. I followed the electric fuel pump's
> instructions and hooked the hot wire to the oil pressure gauge hot wire.
> Still
> no gas flow! So, realizing my mechanical limitations, I took it to a "real"
> mechanic at my Nissan dealer who determined the mechanical pump WAS bad and
> hooked the electric pump (with a 15-amp fuse) to the coil. Problem solved!
> Cost: $120 for the mechanic; $80 for the electric pump. Ouch! But at least
> I
> have a car again. And thanks for all of your ideas, but Craig Halsted and I
> were right all along. Regards,Michael Knorr1966 SPL311-03639 (it's for
> sale)
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