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Old 11-08-2009, 11:05 PM
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Default Relief valve in fuel pump?
Do they be a relief valve in the stock pump? It might explain an issue I'm having.
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theres a check valve to keep residual pressure..
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No pressure relief valve on the in-tank fuel pump.
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What issue are you having?
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No fuel pressure!

I am worried that another check valve that I have downstream of the pump might be getting stuck, and I thought there might be a relief valve opening before the pressure cracks the valve. It might just be a faulty pump, though, that I just installed. I don't understand how a pump can run and make zero pressure.
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Ahhh, sounds like faulty pump or installation error then. Time to pull it back apart to find out. Sorry for your troubles, good luck man!
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Did the intake fuel line not get clamped tight?
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Did the intake fuel line not get clamped tight?
thats the first thing that popped in my head when i heard running pump but no pressure..
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I sure am glad I cut an access hole in the bed. I'll pull the bucket out and check in about 1/2 revolution of the Earth.
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