Fuel pump problem.

[Davo]

A young girl has a old Mazda ute which won't start. A friend has had a
look at it and reckons its not getting any fuel and reckons the fuel
pump isn't working. I had a quick look at the fuel tank and it has two
smallish objects on top of the tank at each end. I'm not sure what they
are, they each have two hoses connected to them. Additionally there
appears to be a solenoid near the tank.
Anyone know what all this stuff is and how it works?

 

[Rheilly Phoull]

"Davo" <Dave@gmail.com> wrote in message
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A young girl has a old Mazda ute which won't start. A friend has had a look
at it and reckons its not getting any fuel and reckons the fuel pump isn't
working. I had a quick look at the fuel tank and it has two smallish
objects on top of the tank at each end. I'm not sure what they are, they
each have two hoses connected to them. Additionally there appears to be a
solenoid near the tank.
Anyone know what all this stuff is and how it works?

Could they be termite nests ??


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Cheers ............. Rheilly P

 

[mark krawczuk]

hi, first of , take the air cleaner off , turn the engine over a few times,
and also make sure there is fuel in the tank. then get someone to pump the
acclerator ( while the engine is NOT cranking !!! ) while looking down
the carby, is fuel squirting down the carby...??

you sure its got a electric fuel pump ??? follow the fuel line from the
carby , and see if it happens to go to a mechanical pump mounted on teh
block or head...

if you know it definately has a electric fuel pump , then you`ll hear a
buzzing sound when the ignition is turned on , or you`ll hear a rapid
thuck,thuck,thuck,thuck if its a older facet type electric fuel pump.... and
if it aint making any noise then fuel pump is shagged, or power to it is
non existent.

mark k




"Davo" <Dave@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4adc52c0_1@news.peopletelecom.com.au...

A young girl has a old Mazda ute which won't start. A friend has had a look
at it and reckons its not getting any fuel and reckons the fuel pump isn't
working. I had a quick look at the fuel tank and it has two smallish
objects on top of the tank at each end. I'm not sure what they are, they
each have two hoses connected to them. Additionally there appears to be a
solenoid near the tank.
Anyone know what all this stuff is and how it works?