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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:30 pm 
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Well, I had another "uh oh" moment on I94 east of Billings, MT today. The fuel pump was making some funny noises, and my mixture was drifting around. At the crest of a hill, it essentially died and I had to pull over. Of course, it was 100 deg @ 4 PM.

I thought the pump had died, but after pulling it loose from the frame rail, I saw the ground wire (right next to pump) was slightly loose. I tightened it back up and it runs better than it has for a while, especially smoother at idle. The ground must have been intermittent, at least for the last 1-2 days. The pump still makes its whiny noise, but it is stable now, not like a dying duck.

Lesson learned. Need a better ground bolt...

Lou

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:39 pm 
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Glad it was a quick and easy fix.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:15 pm 
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Good fix, hang in ............. 8)

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:33 am 
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Sounds like you had more fun than you anticipated? Isn't that your favorite kind of event? :wink:
at least you had plenty of room to pull off the road.

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