| Subject: | Re: Fuel pump noise? |
| From: | David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> |
| Date: | Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:18:52 -0400 |
At 07:08 AM 7/22/2013, Bob Anderson wrote:
>Hello All,
> Question regarding my fuel pump. When engine is running, I'm
> getting a continuous noise from the pump, like a noisy dremel.
>When I turn on the key, I hear the normal pump sound, but then once
>I start the engine the noisy dremel sound starts and is continuous.
>Time for a new pump?
It's likely cavitation noise from a constricted inlet. It begins
after the motor starts because of the extra voltage. If you have a
square filter before the pump, change it. If you don't you can try
to diagnose by drawing fuel from a coffee can (pump uses something
over a liter a minute). Blowing air or solvent back into the tank
outlet may push some junk off the internal screen and tell you it's
really the tank that's the problem.
I don't think there's a lot you can do about the tank screen beyond
replacing the tank because it's well covered up in the process of
building the tank.
Yours,
David