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<DIV>In a message dated 1/30/2013 5:53:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
j_jonik@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>Isn't the whole point of soaking a dry-stored Fuel Pump in diesel
(or kerosene or heating oil) that this will swell up those O-ring seals so
that they, you know, seal?<BR>If soaking doesn't work, does this mean that my
half dozen or so salvaged fuel pumps are (probably) useless?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>It's really a crap shoot on whether a "dry" stored pump will come back to
life.</DIV>
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<DIV>I had 2 here that did come back to life, but 1 lived for about 3 months,
and the other went 2 years. The most common thing I've found with trying to
use a dry stored pump, is that when they die, they don't make any fuel
pressure. Yes the pump will continue to run and make noise, but not make any
pressure, and no fuel pressure means the car won't run. </DIV>
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<DIV>The first time this happened to me, I spent a couple of days checking
everything on the engine (it wouldn't start, but I could hear the pump
running, so I didn't think about it), then I put a fuel pressure gauge on it,
and found I didn't have any pressure. I replaced the pump, and it fired right
up. I also got lucky that it did this in the driveway, so it didn't have to
get towed home.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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