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rcoble · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 71 Location: Ojai California

0k i'm stuck in LA traffic, will probably be 3 more hours of stop&go driving. my fule pump just startted a whine. will i make it?
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Lizard · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:04 am Post subject:

tough to say how loud is the wine?
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Roger · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Cordova, TN

They can whine quite a bit and still function, especially if the mounting bracket is bad.
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rcoble · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 71 Location: Ojai California

well the whine was quite loud, I tried turnig off the engine several times to see if ... well ... I guess you just try ridiculous things when there are no other options. After about a half hour of LA parkig lot driving (freeway) it started to get quieter and it went completely silent in a span of 15mins. Drove another 2 hours no noise. I really hate going to the airport to pick up people even if it is a relation fron Germany. On this trip I got to see an upside down vehicle completely burned beyond recognition, and 20 miles later, a dead motorcycle rider still with helmet on, pool of blood, and no ambulance or police on the scene. someone put a t-shirt over his visor. There is really no way emergency crews can get to an accedent within a half hour during rush hour on the freeway.
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80-928 black, bought from turbo924.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:05 pm Post subject:

I saw a flipped sportcar wreck yesterday and a semi truck accident on i-5
that was scary ...How much gas you got in the tank my wine starts when its about out or I once had one whine all the time cause of a bad bracket.
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rcoble · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 71 Location: Ojai California

I had about 3/4 tank when it was whining. Didn't put in gas the whole trip. I have never looked at the fuel pump or bracket, will do that tomorrow when its light. Never had a reason to crall under that part of the car.
I have a fuel pressure guage in the dash, and it never flinched from 80psi during the whining period.
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80-928 black, bought from turbo924.
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timstar92404 · Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 2075 Location: richmond BC

mine whines too but it is still functioning. the whining gets louder when its running out of gas. I'm not sure what causes the whining.
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D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

I would be interested to hear more about the fuel pressure gauge, when you have time. Maybe some pics?
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924RACR · Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:25 pm Post subject:

Ojai! Hell, I was cruising through there back in Sept... though not in any of my P-cars...

That pump noise may or may not be concerning, not a guaranteed indicator of impending failure. Still might not hurt to start saving for a replacement?

You boys sure do have some nice roads out there to play in...

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