What Fails On An Intank Fuel Pump ?
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Topic: What Fails On An Intank Fuel Pump ?
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Subject: What Fails On An Intank Fuel Pump ?
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 5:22pm
Is it electrical connections ? Motor fail ? Impeller ( not sure how the pumps function  ) fail or something else ?? Thanks
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 5:46pm
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if your talking about a car/ truck... It is the bushings on the end of the motor.. Bushing wears a little and rotor runs off center. When you stop, the rotor is laying aginst the windings ( no air gap) and will not start back up.... That is why if you SLAM the door or BUMP the truck, it will sometimes take off and run for a while... temporary fix. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2020 at 8:39pm
| The motor that is cooled by the gasoline bearings get loose. The shaft runs a little off and the armature sticks to the field magnets. If you get a car that's been run low on fuel the fuel pumps go out on a regular basis. If your going to change one out get the module instead of just the pump. Changing the pump only is a little Cheeper but you'll be doing it again soon. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2020 at 7:07pm
Yes, I was asking about a "gas engine/fuel injected engine of NO brand in particular  . DD, you speak of a "shaft" (so did Steve), but what does the shaft "drive" ?? is it an impeller like a water pump or a different mechanism ?? Thanks to both of your replies and have a safe and happy New Year  !!
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2020 at 8:37pm
shaft / rotor = same thing... Just a vertical motor with a little pump/ check valve on the end of it.. bushing on each end of the motor... .. lubed and cooled by gasoline as Dave said.... the bushings / brushes , wear due to heat and runs off center. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:07pm
| i had a conversion van that the pipe inside the tank broke off away from the pump, pump still pumped, but it wasn't going into the tube that carries it to the engine. was a simple fix by the dealer, think it cost me around $60. to have fixed. |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2021 at 7:42am
| Still wonder about electric motor in gasoline- but it's trued and true! |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2021 at 10:26am
| So long as liquid in the pump no BOOOM!!! Vapors are what burn or explode. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2021 at 10:32am
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You can toss lit matches into a pail FULL of gasoline all day long..... just don't do that when 1/2 full !!! ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2021 at 6:01pm
Now wait a minute, half or full, those buckets (pails) are putting off vapors
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jaybmiller wrote:Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 8:12am
| i've also throwed lit matches into gasoline and had them go out. was winter time tho. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 8:16am
| I wouldn’t trust it on a dead calm day. Could very easily get a flash of the vapors over the bucket. It all makes sense, but conditions make the difference. |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 12:27pm
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Especially with this great gas we have now, it'll probably put the match out, no fumes
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