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Old 05-09-2006, 05:35 PM
pdxwaker pdxwaker is offline
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Originally Posted by Rick Miley
The old style screw-handle primer pump is notorious for causing this exact problem. If fact, there are at least a few stories on this board of cars being sold because that pump was leaking and the owner didn't know why the engine wouldn't run. I think we hear less and less about it these days because they've almost all been replaced by the new style.
Agreed... if you see fuel leak when you pump your old style primer this is a clear sign... even if you don't you should replace the pump with the new style.

New style pump p/n : Bosch 2 447 010 033
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