> I'd check your voltage/amperage to the pump before replacing it. My in
> tank pump was dead when I bought the car...main pump howled like a
> banshee...replaced the in tank pump and it quieted down a bit but was still
> too noisy for my taste. It measured out at 12v. but I suspected the
> amperage was not sufficient. I recently replaced the 2 white fuse box
> supply wires (1 and 1A) from the battery with marine grade 10 gauge wire,
> voila! the pump quieted down to a purr and now my head lights don't dim at
> idle and the radio picks up weak stations a little better, it cures
> headaches too...well maybe not the last one but you get the drift. I
> figure the electric motors are working way harder than they need too when
> the amps are low.
>
> Also try cleaning the Tachymetric relay contacts with emery paper.
>
> Peat
> 85 STI XN6
>
> Robert Jensen wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Fuel delivery hell yet again, (I think I must be some type of K-jetronic
> > jinx).
> >
> > Anyway, the main fuel pump is howling away like mad...we are talking
> > major cavitation here.
> >
> > I replaced the in tank pump not long ago, used a pierburg (got the
> > number from Jim's page).
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