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Thought the old gal just bout died

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Old 01-27-2010, 04:10 PM
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So i jump in my truck and get ready to head home after class today and she is ideling rough as hell. I look at th fp gauge and its not movin off the pin. I hurry and shut the key off breathe and collect myself, pop the hood and nothing appears to be wrong then i go to the LP and the nuts are loose. So i tighten em back up jump in and just turn the key on and all is good, fire it up and i got my pressure back. I thought i was going to have to buy a new VP and about had a heart attack!
 
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:14 PM
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the 3 nuts ontop??

is this an OEM pump?
 
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:15 PM
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never mind I see in yer sig...........so was fuel squirting out?
 
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:16 PM
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Good to hear you have your pressure back Good thing for gauges eh!
 
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Old 01-27-2010, 05:43 PM
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No Whit i wasnt getting any fuel to the motor because the pump wasnt even running becaus for some unknown reason the genious that designed this pump put the connections on the bottom and the nuts started to work themselves off. Lucky for me i caught them before the fell off as i was going down the road. This summer i have to try and get an Air Dog
 
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