Another type solvent for gummed-up pumps, carbs, fuel tanks, etc is to pour
out the crap and put in some fresh gasoline with a strong mix of Sta-bil
fuel saver in it.  Move that into the device, valve, jets, whatever and let
it work (soak?) for a while.  The Sta Bil does 'dissolve' the gummy residue
from stale fuel, though it is not specifically said to do that.  It worked
for me after a friend told me to try it on my dirtbike that sat with gas in
for 4yrs...I believe..
  If it were my fuel pump, I would do that 'rocking' that Greg describes.  I
might go for a week.  Then when it frees up, pour out the StaBil mix and
perhaps run some injector cleaner through the now running motor's fuel
system a few times..
  Then change the motor oil and call it good.
  Don Hanson

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I have had good luck resurrecting a stuck pump by soaking it with
> acetone and/or carb cleaner. I combine this with exercising the pump a
> bit with 12V applied in both normal and reversed polarity... Rocking it
> back and forth this way will help break up the clotting and allows the
> solvent to work a little further into the pump and do its work on the
> pumps innards.
>
> It doesn't always work, but with new pumps being in excess of $100
> delivered I find it's certainly worth trying.
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
> 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
> BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 13-15th, 2010
> www.busesofthecorn.ca
>
>
>
>
>  On 7/16/2010 12:48 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to resurrect my long dormant Carat which sat for 10 years
>> or there abouts.
>>
>
> SNIP
>
>
>  Question: Can the pump be repaired and resurrected, or is dead, dead in
>> this case?
>>
>