No fuel coming through

Post by **ray** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:35 pm

Switched on starter key after few months off road and simply get endless machine gun chatter from fuel pump. Pump is new and no signs of leakage in pipe from tank. Tank has fuel. Anything else to try please?

Post by **Kevin** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:45 pm

Unlikely but have you tried releasing the petrol cap in case you have a vapour lock, the new pump is a proper SU one and not one of the German Hardi electronic pumps as they are notoriously unreliable and I have known one to have just the symptoms you describe, I asume no fuel is coming from the carb side of the pump.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:50 pm

You could try blowing down the tank filler pipe to create a little pressure in the tank - just to get the pump started.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:40 pm

Also very unlikely but you can get these symptoms if the pickup pipe in the tank has fallen off, or develops a leak at the connection.