Thread: Hard start

As per the PO, it was just the pump. We did pull the pump a couple of weeks ago and from what I can remember they re-used the factory hoses. How can I check the regulator, if I pull the vacuum hose during testing what will happen?

Originally Posted by Burgundy8

As per the PO, it was just the pump. We did pull the pump a couple of weeks ago and from what I can remember they re-used the factory hoses. How can I check the regulator, if I pull the vacuum hose during testing what will happen?

From the sender unit / fuel pumps I have seen, the factory hoses are heat shrunk hard plastic. These would not be re-usable, they need to be cut off.

I have had exactly the same symptoms after fitting a pump with the wrong hose. Sounds implausible, I thought the same when advised by Bee-utey . He was 100% on the money. Lesson learnt.