Re: Fuel Pump

Replace the pump.
Steve

"bg" <NotValid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:fv8416$3i9$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I read someplace that if your fuel filter is a bit clogged, it can cause 
>the
> pump to overheat and shut down. I've been dealing with a very
intermittant
> problem for a few years on a 318 van and I'm thinking that it might be
due
> to the pump shutting down. I tracked down a few other intermittant
> electrical problems and up untill yesterday the truck had been running
> perfect for about a year. I wasn't getting fuel at the engine so I
> eventually pulled the fuel line off of the filter input and ran a direct

> 12
> volts to the fuel pump to rule everything else out. The pump didn't
pump.
> But after sitting all night, the pump works. I guess the pump had enough
> time to cool down? My question is, if the pump overheats, does it
normally
> take that long to cool down or do you think that my pump is
intermittant?
> #2 - If I have to drop the tank, do I have to buy a special tool from 
> dodge
> or is there some other deep drive socket out there that can reach the 
> nuts.
> tia bg
>
>