I really dont think you should replace a failing system with a 16 year old fuel pump.
Buy a new walbro drop-in, remove the pierburg and in-tank pump, and call it a day. week. whatever. Matt > > Always a chance, I guess... but it acts like the pump. I guess I need to > tear into it this weekend.. which sucks because if I am going to pull the > back dash apart to check the stock pump and filter, it would be nice to > just put in a new Walbro and be done with it instead of another week of > waiting or doing it twice. I could take the pump out of the other 92 in > my > garage, I suppose.... hm. > > > Wallyman > > > > > > "Larry Alster" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To > 04/03/2008 11:56 AM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc > <[email protected]> > Subject > RE: ARG - Fuel Pump dying > again. :( > > > > > > > > > > > Any chance itâs the FP regulator itself?? > > > > Larry > > White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP > Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo > Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger > Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 > > LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net > Masters Miata > RAGS 074 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:22 AM > To: Larry Alster > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: ARG - Fuel Pump dying again. :( > > > > Yeah, relay.. fed with 10ga direct from battery and from relay to pump. > Pump has 10ga ground. Relay triggered by factory fuel pump lead. > > No kidding, but.. what? I need to check the pickup however when I > replaced > pump 1 and pump 2, the pickup was fine, not clogged at all. > > It's holding enough pressure (43psi I think) for partial throttle at > 10psi > today, but above that it starts to taper off.. > > Wallyman > > > Inactive hide details for "Larry Alster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"Larry Alster" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > "Larry > Alster" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .net> > To > > 04/02/2008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 08:43 PM , > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > t> > > cc > > > Subject > > RE: ARG - Fuel Pump dying > again. :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wally > > Your running a relay for the pump, right?? > > Something has to be killing these pumps since itâs not normal to have > them > die so quickly. How about the pickup in the tank. Too much suction > required > killing the pump?? > > As for the 255 pump I thought it was a problem since it tended to > overpower > the FPR. > > > > > > Larry > > White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP > Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo > Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger > Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 > > LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net > Masters Miata > RAGS 074 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: ARG - Fuel Pump dying again. :( > > Yup.. pump #3 for the Sub.. this time a used external Pierburg is dying > on > me... ARG. While my gap was wrong (0.045) which was causing some of my > misfire troubles, the real cuplrit is the fuel pump dying off.. it'll go > to > 60psi at WOT (15psi boost) but then quickly falls on it's face, dropping > like a rock and the car starts stumbling, O2 reading leaner than 13.0:1. > > Since fuel pumps apparently are consumables on my car, any reason I > should > avoid the $99 Walbro 255lph ones on eBay? I'm not swallowing another $242 > for a new Pierburg since the life expectancy of a pump seems to be a year > or two.. but at $100 I can almost tolerate the frequency... Thoughts, > anyone?? The Pierburg wasn't silent, and you could hear it at idle.. if > the > Walbro is the same noise level, I think I could tolerate it. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WALBRO-255-LPH-FUEL-PUMP-Mazda-MX5-Miata-MX-5-255lph_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33555QQihZ002QQitemZ120238884274QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > > Wallyman > > > > > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential. If you receive this > message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should not > retain, > distribute, disclose or use any of this information and you should > destroy > the e-mail and any attachments or copies. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
