Thread: VY Commodore Wagon pig to start when fuel 1/4 full or below. Any ideas?

When working on plastic pipes boil the kettle and be liberal with tbe hot water it will save you a lot of grief

Originally Posted by trout1105

When working on plastic pipes boil the kettle and be liberal with tbe hot water it will save you a lot of grief

G'day Trout,

Thank you for the advice. My superb timing strikes again. Perhaps I should have written the post before I attempted to tackle the task. Your advice would have no doubt come in very handy.

The body side utility version of the Commodore has a panel or hatch in the tray floor. Just undo some screws and the fuel pump is fully accessible. I noted that in my station wagon the fuel pump is not in the cavity for the spare tyre so it is not in a place to hold or leak water. If I ever have to change the fuel pump again I can see a custom-made hatch in the Commodore's future. I have a bead roller. The top hatch can have a bead facing one way. The body or floor section of the hatch can have an opposing bead. One length of piano hinge. Plus a securing latch and I will not have to disconnect the tow bar or lower the fuel tank to work on the fuel pump. Okay - the Commodore is now 18 years old. Although I doubt whether any petrol powered vehicles will be on the road in 18 years time if going off the interval that the original fuel pump lasted.

Kind regards
Lionel