----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Shell" Subject: YAOTVQ (Yet Another Off Topic Volvo Question)
> Right now we're having a spell of really HOT weather. When the car > sits all day in the sun it won't start. I've narrowed the problem > down to the fuel pump. When really hot you turn the ignition key to > the accessory position and the pump doesn't start. Wait until the > evening when it's a bit cooler and the pump runs and the car starts > just fine. Pump is getting electricity, so doesn't seem to be a > problem of it not getting power. > > From what I see on line, it looks like this car suffers the dual > pump affliction, one in the tank and one up top outside the tank. I > haven't dropped the tank yet. > > Any ideas why such a weather related problem? Check the ground wires to the pump to see if metal expansion is causing the connection to break. It's about the only think I can think of, presuming the problem is temperature related, and not a secondary effect of the warm temps. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
