Ground your fuel pump? guess so
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Ground your fuel pump? guess so
Around 3 this afternoon i hop in the 7 and "attempt" to take it for a spin. I get halfway down the street and it dies. I figure i might have flooded it after trying to start it afterwards...but there wasnt any gas in the carb. I realize that i dont hear the normal clicking of the fuel pump, and check the fuses. Theyre all good. I pull the pump and check it while in my hand. Its really weak, and is barely "clicking" *(only getting 1 volt according to the meter). Although it has an internal ground, just for kicks i press it to the door jamb. BAM! it almost vibrates out of my hand ( 10 volts!). This is when it started getting weird. I re hook everything up and the pump is weak again. I figure that if i ground it in my hand, then i should ground it while in place. I rig a ground from the pump to the body, and it works perfectly. I actually notice more power than before. The car runs great now...but it was weird. Has anyone else had this problem?
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my buddy had this happen on his mustang...wasnt gettin a full 12v regrounded it and ran a new 12v line to the pump...he said it felt better at higher rpms.
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