

| Subject: | Re: Fuel pump noise? |
| From: | David Beierl |
| Date: | Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:18:52 -0400 |
At 07:08 AM 7/22/2013, Bob Anderson wrote: >Hello All, > Question regarding my fuel pump. When engine is running, I'm > getting a continuous noise from the pump, like a noisy dremel. >When I turn on the key, I hear the normal pump sound, but then once >I start the engine the noisy dremel sound starts and is continuous. >Time for a new pump? It's likely cavitation noise from a constricted inlet. It begins after the motor starts because of the extra voltage. If you have a square filter before the pump, change it. If you don't you can try to diagnose by drawing fuel from a coffee can (pump uses something over a liter a minute). Blowing air or solvent back into the tank outlet may push some junk off the internal screen and tell you it's really the tank that's the problem. I don't think there's a lot you can do about the tank screen beyond replacing the tank because it's well covered up in the process of building the tank. Yours, David
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