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Replaced fuel pump, car wont start

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:43 pm
by flylux
I've just replaced the rocker cover gasket and fuel pump, and now it cranks over but stops immediately.
I must have forgotten to do something with the fuel lines.
It's a 2.4 petrol hilux, carby model.

Anyone got any tips?

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:52 pm
by shakes
undo the fuel line at the carb crank the motor and make sure the new pump is doing its job would be the best starting point.

how come you changed it anyway?

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:52 pm
by whiteknight
Is there fuel pumping while its cranking? The fuel filter clean?

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:24 pm
by flylux
Shakes, I changed it coz it was leaking, and had been for a while.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:39 pm
by RaginRover
crack the line and make sure it is wired properly might not be pumping fuel the right way

Tom

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:46 pm
by christover1
Is it electric pump?
could just need priming/bleeding to get it started.

or is it manual?
If manual, it is possible, on some engines, to get the lever/cam pump bit, that works off the camshaft, on the wrong side of camshaft .. rare but can happen. (I know this cos I did it once)
christover

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:03 pm
by flylux
Thanks guys, it's sorted, well sort of.

The :bad-words: at the auto parts place gave me the wrong pump!

The lever that runs it off the cam shaft is too long. I've put the old pump back on for now until I go back down to the shop and tell them where to stick their bloody fuel pump! :finger:

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:09 pm
by RockyF75
flylux wrote:Thanks guys, it's sorted, well sort of.

The :bad-words: at the auto parts place gave me the wrong pump!

The lever that runs it off the cam shaft is too long. I've put the old pump back on for now until I go back down to the shop and tell them where to stick their bloody fuel pump! :finger:
:rofl: , was it repco? I've had em give me the wrong gasket and another time and oil filter missing a seal :roll: guvs ya the shlitz when u have ta put car back together to drive back there and yell @ them :D , and then go back and pull apart again :roll: