fuel pump

[taurus]

Help please.......engine wont start, think its the fuel pump, have disconected the outlet pipe from the pump and when the engine turns over no
fuel comes out..does this mean the pump is naffed or could it be something else... and there is definately fuel in the tank

[Red Westie]

Petrol? Mechanical fuel pump? yes....you should be seeing a squirt of petrol 1-2 times a second, whilst cranking.
Something could be blocked....fuel filter or pickup in the tank (it does happen with old rusty fuel tanks alot) blow back through the fuel line into the tank...try again. The fuel pump is the most likely tho.
Martin

[kevtherev]

yup
they are available from GSF and Baxter (?)

[VWCamperfan]

Try taking the pump off and moving it by hand. Takes a bit of effort as it has quite a strong return spring but if you can move it all the way in and out when connected to fuel line from tank it may well spurt (sorry!) into life again.
Worth a try. This has worked on several vehicles in the past with the same problem.

[taurus]

thanks everybody have got the pump off now and its not working, so off to baxters in the mornin for a new one. Also thanks martin took yur
advice and got my fridge connected to gas . Hoping to go to Pickering this weekend , if i get the van back on the
road..

[taurus]

trip over to brickwerx this mornin for nu fuel pump....fitted with new fuel filter and the old girl fired up second time so its full steam ahead
for Pickering tomorrow afternoon, thanks for your help and input everybody its appreciated