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Fuel leaking out of pump, help please.

I did not start my all stock 71 super bug for about 2 months and when I tried to start it, it would not start. I cranked it over and over for a long time and tried pumping the gas pedal and also not pumping it, still it would not start. I took some canned starting fluid and squirted it into the carb, the engine then started. At that point gas started leaking out of the fuel pump, a lot of gas. I pulled the gas hose off the pump and pluged it, stopping the leak. What have I done and how do I fix it?????????

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Greg
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Exactly where on the pump was it leaking from? Are you sure it wasn't leaking at the hose?

Which hose did you pull off to stop it?

Speedy Jim

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Speedy Jim

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Greg

Well....pumps are inexpensive; just replace it (though it's rare to see one leak). Jim

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Speedy Jim

What he said. ;^p Also, check to make sure you don't have gas in the oil (might want to just go ahead & change it). HTH, ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver"

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ThaDriver

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Greg

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:12:45 GMT, "Greg" ran around screaming and yelling:

if the fuel pump diaphram ruptures it can and sometime does dump gasoline down the rodguide and into the sump... JT

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Joey Tribiani

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