How difficult was it to change out the pump. Did you do it through the trunk
or did you have to take the tank out? I don't know if you've seen my
previous post, but I had to hit on the tank again this A.M. to get home
after working night shift.It has been hard to start when I get off off
nights. It will fire right up but shut right off, usually after about three
tries it will start, but not this A.M. It fired right up after I pu the
mallet to it.
"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote in message
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> Aw wrote:
>
>> So a freind of mine has told me if your fuel pump is bad you can
>> knock on the gas tank with a mallet and get the pump to pump again. I did
>> that and the car fires right up.
>
> I'd take that as a sign the fuel pump might be on the way out and you'd be
> better off replacing it before you get stranded somewhere. They're pretty
> robust, mind you - I've only had to do it once, between three different
> '87 Accords over the last 11 or 12 years, and I got the replacement used
> from a wrecker.
>
>> Why would changing the coil and distibutor components cause my fuel pump
>> to quit?
>
> Not likely... just coincidence, I suspect.
>
>> The car was running fine,except for the skip, before. And I still have
>> the skip.Could that be the fuel pump not pumping correctly?
>
> Again, not likely. With a carburetor, the car actually runs from the fuel
> in the float bowl; the pump merely keeps the reservoir full. A "hiccup"
> in the fuel pump wouldn't affect the fuel delivery to the engine.
>
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