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Subject:Re: Little successes
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:01:53 -0700

Eric,

About the fresh water pump. I’m assuming you have the in tank pump. Sometimes after so many years, well I don’t blame it, it gets reluctant to turn.
Probably partial due to age and also maybe a bit of dirt in the pump impeller.

If you delve into the tank, access via rear cubbie and then the big white screw in port, you can pull the pump out and look at the end, the input. You can try encouraging it to spin ( someone turning tap on at sink ) with fingers or pokey thing.

Often it will start, and work for rest of season. But might be a sign to save up for new one :-)

Oh all this assumes you are getting power to the pump. Determining that is easy peasy for you 

Alistair 

> On Apr 11, 2021, at 6:07 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>  Few years ago I struggled to get my marker lights and my license lights out to change LED bulbs.  Folks from this list gave me tips on the construction and safe way to 
> Today I needed to address a non working license light. 
> 
>        Thanks to earlier instructions and my care from the past it easily came down.  The spade connectors were rusted together.  I cleaned them up, tightened and reinstalled.  Now the prepaired light is slightly brighter then the other. 
> 
> After inspection I think it is time to go over as many light spade connectors as I can get to clean and install and grease.  But, as all are working it will wait until after inspection!
> Thanks to each of you hat answer even very simple questions and allow me to have these successes. 
> 
> Now on to figure out why the water pump died! 
> 
> Eric Caron 
> 85 GL Auto 
> With 2.3 and many upgrades.

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