Fuel pump Options

[vagabundo]

I posted this on the PP BBS but thought I would start this here to see if a wider audience might help.

I am the original owner of a 1973 2.0 with stock EFI and about 115K miles. Several years ago I had a shop relocate the fuel pump up front while I had the tank out. The car hasn't been driven much since then but I got back on the road recently and the car was driving great after I sorted out some relay problems.

Last week I had to jump start the car knowing the battery was shot. Car was runnin', so I took it out but could not restart to get it back home, even with a jump. My local mechanic replaced the battery and was able to get the car started but it appears the fuel pump is shot (he tapped it with a l'il hammer to get it going).

Here's my problem -- I know these 2.0 pumps are NLA but I could take out the pump and send it Auto ATL for a rebuild. I saw on another thread that the ground wire could be a culprit, so I'm going to check that first. Are there any other things I should be looking at before I take out the pump? I would hate to miss a shade-tree fix before I go down that road.

Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.

vb