viiking
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Location: Sydney Australia
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 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Fuel Pump not pumping? |
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| thomas. wrote: |
| Have you changed the plastic(bakelite) spacer under your fuel pump in recent years. These are known to swell over time and can prevent the fuel pump push rod from operating correctly. |
This seems only to be a problem when the engine is hot. At cold it won't be an issue.
But you can check by removing the fuel pump and seeing how loose the pushrod is.
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