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Subject:Re: static in fuel pump - 84 Westy
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:46:18 -0400
At 12:00 AM 6/19/2001, Cory Sammons wrote:
>The fuel pump in my 84 Westy sounds like a radio stuck on static.  It has
>been this way for about 1000 miles with no apparent ill effects.  Should I

Start by replacing the fuel filter.  These pumps cavitate and get noisy
when they have too much pressure drop at the input.

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David Beierl - Providence, RI
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