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Subject:Re: subject Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
From:Melissa Mourkas
Date:Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:33:10 -0700

Nope.  Filter is clean.  All diagnostics have been completed.  New
pump installed.  Cavitation continues.

On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Mike Miller wrote:

> Old tank = rust and crud which clog the filter and make the pump
> work harder
> to draw fuel.
>
> I think.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 3/16/10 9:04 AM, "Melissa Mourkas" <westywoman@MAC.COM> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 15, 2010, at 12:25 PM, miguel pacheco wrote:
>>>
>>> If the pump is properly installed and it is making noise, it's
>>> probably fuel starved. At 20+ years old,  you can look to the fuel
>>> tank as the cause.
>>> Miguel
>>>
>>
>> Can you explain how the fuel tank is related to the noise?  Thanks!
>>
>> Melissa
>> '84 Westy Honey Bee
>> Sacramento, CA
>> www.westywoman.com
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