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Cheerfulgrin
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PostPosted: 07:53 - 21 Jun 2013    Post subject: Fuel pump - stopped once, should I replace? Reply with quote

Hi everyone,
I was on my way to work yesterday and the bike started to cut out like i was running out of fuel, then it stopped running.

Long story short, AA man pulled off the fuel pump connector block, sprayed contact spray in there and then plugged it back in and hey presto, it starts up and runs ok again.

I've inspected the contacts on the pump and they are clean as a whistle, so I am just wondering if its the pump itself on the way out and if its going to happen again?
Should I fit a new one just in case?

new pump is £110 minimum for my bike so if i can avoid getting a new one for a while I would prefer that.

any advice appreciated, only been riding about 2 years and not all that mechanically experienced, although owning a Hyo seems to be changing that lol

Rob
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PostPosted: 08:10 - 21 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take a look at the connector block he cleaned. Check the wiring to the loom and to the pump for any rub marks, bare wires or even corrosion in the actual connector block.
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Cheerfulgrin
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PostPosted: 08:54 - 21 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

cheers paddy, i'll double check everything back from the pump connector, could well be a problem in that direction.

if i find nothing wrong with wires, do you reckon its safest to just change the pump?
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PostPosted: 09:25 - 21 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd personally wait for it to happen again or get specs of the pump, multimeter and check it is within tolerance.
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