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> Bench test a fuel pump, how to do it (if possible)
Rav914
post May 29 2007, 01:53 PM
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Here's the situation: I recently purchased a 50,000-mile '74 1.8 that has been sitting for 12 years. I have the engine out for maintenance prior to starting it up. Yesterday I was replacing the fuel lines to/from the fuel pump and got to thinking - if this thing is not working it'll be much more difficult to replace with the engine installed. Best to find out now if it doesn't work.

So, is there a way to "bench" test the pump with the engine out? Electrical systems are not very intuitive to me. Thanks.
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Katmanken
post May 29 2007, 07:59 PM
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Um, they are designed to run with gas in them to avoid damaging the pump and to avoid explosions. I have been known to pump gas between two 1 gallon cans on a bench.

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