Thanks for that advice!  I just replaced my fuel pump because it was making
an awful racket and I was sure it would leave me stranded somewhere.  So I
replaced it, and guess what?  The new (Bosch) pump is just as noisy as the
last one; it sounds just the same to me.

So I'll try your cleaning routine!  I certainly thought that a new pump
should be quieter than the old one.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Bawden
Subject: Chronic fuel pump problems

...A light went on - - a pump struggling for full electrical power would not
be a happy pump!  Took out the ground screw and scraped it down to bare
metal, then  after looking at the wire, cut a new on and crimped on new
connectors...

...Reinstalled in Hector, not a sound was to be heard. Tried to start the
engine and it fired right up, pump runs but so very quietly. Color me
amazed!...