Thread: 86 rr stopped on way home

sunbury , melb
gona rip out floor , found bit on net about drillin rivets and takin out floor from inside , think thats the way to go as will have room to work from above even in rain , found plenty of external pumps on ebay cheap so will get new 1 and fit external , cheers.

it is blowin fuse instantly now

Fuel pump has probably seized due to picking up crap from the bottom of the tank.

When I fitted my external pump I made sure the fuel went through the filter before the pump to prevent anything like that from happening.

had the same thing in mind , may as well look after new 1 , will also put an access panel in floor while it is out in case new fuel pick up needs any future adjustment or repairs .

OK today took out floor , that was easy ,just drill pop rivets and release the two pins underneath that hold seat belt bolt brackets . pulled out pump [ looked like new ] tryed it direct to batt and way she goes ****in fuel out to wards me as if to say 'see idiot i'm good' put it back in , changed fuel hoses while i was there and took measurements for an access panel that went from 4 inches left of the pump and all the way to the right to give easy access to the fuel filter also.

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the floor is ready to go back in tomorrow and i will have a look along the wiring for damage or wear casing the prob . gettin there . cheers .

good news ' THE RANGIE RUNS AGAIN ' .
this morning i put the floor back in and connected up the pump, give it a wiz and after a few seconds to get fuel back to engine she fired up like there was never a problem . i will change back the old relays 1 at a time to see if it was 1 of them causing the prob . if it is not them i am going to put it down to a gremlin that lives in the elecs . best thing is it hasn't cost much to get running[ a few fuses ] and i now have an access panel . i will still fit an external pump with new wiring circuit and make a pick up and keep in the back, ready for when this pump decides to stop again .
as for my q? about if an external pump will draw fuel thru a stoped in tank pump ? no, no way, no chance, not at all !!!!!!! while it was off i give it a go at blowing thru just to see and almost popped my ears .
thanks for all your help guys . much appreciated .
cheers chuck .

the shaking and vibrations from removing the pump may have freed it up temporarily.......

it may fail again as it hasnt been fixed........fuel pumps were pretty common on the rangies.......

i would be replacing the pump for peace of mind.......


but first check the wiring to make sure theres no short anywhere......
a stone may have flicked up and damaged it......for example.......