Gotrek
Veteran Member
So my lift pump was failing, it would groan,buzz be louder then usual until it finally just quit. Car was running fine still but had a slight miss at idle. I ordered a replacement.
I put said replacement in, car ran way better so I went to fill up and came home. I could smell diesel, opening the hood it appears I had burst one of the fuel lines at the tandem pump (the inlet to the tandem pump).
So I replaced that line but I know something isn't right so I pulled out he new pump to bench test it and it puts out 35-45 PSI so I assume they sent me a gas motor pump and not a diesel pump.
So I through the old pump back in and of course now I can't get back to the state I was before as I lost prime and it looks like the old pump (even if it's running) doesn't have the jam to prime the lines.
Anyone have any ideas how I can prime the fuel lines to get going again? I'm afraid I might of damaged the tandem pump with the high pressure. I know the fuel regulator for the tandem pump is on the inlet side.
I put said replacement in, car ran way better so I went to fill up and came home. I could smell diesel, opening the hood it appears I had burst one of the fuel lines at the tandem pump (the inlet to the tandem pump).
So I replaced that line but I know something isn't right so I pulled out he new pump to bench test it and it puts out 35-45 PSI so I assume they sent me a gas motor pump and not a diesel pump.
So I through the old pump back in and of course now I can't get back to the state I was before as I lost prime and it looks like the old pump (even if it's running) doesn't have the jam to prime the lines.
Anyone have any ideas how I can prime the fuel lines to get going again? I'm afraid I might of damaged the tandem pump with the high pressure. I know the fuel regulator for the tandem pump is on the inlet side.