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Ontario Canada | We have a GPI fuel pump on a tank in the back of the pickup and keep having problems with it losing prime, have checked the suction hose, its a hard plastic that has an O ring in it and has a good feel to it so shouldn't be there and have also had the aluminum suction pipe on it but makes no difference, have pulled the screen and its clean, we have a spin on filter and its good also, the pump is only a couple years old and has not pumped that much fuel but losing prime and having to hold the nozzle on the ground to get it started everytime is a pain, any ideas as to what to do with it. Would look at a new one but they are getting pricey, any help or thoughts would be appreciated, thanks. What makes of transfer pumps are there and are there better ones then the GPI's , what are you running and where can they be bought and how much, thanks for all help.
Edited by Hibred 4/24/2011 17:14
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SW Michigan | Unless you have it hard wired in, hook up the terminals backward and run the the pumps a few seconds backwards, then hook up correctly and should prime right away. this is what we do when we have this problem. I could not tell ya what causes it. |
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Southeastern Kansas | There is a plug on the pump you can loosen to get it to prime but makes a mess if you don't get it tightened fast enough. So we put a valve and a short hose that will reach to the fill hole on the tank. Then you can open the valve with the hose stuck in the fill hole and turn the pump on. It will prime immediatly and no mess. Shut the valve off to stop the bypass and you have pressure to your nozzle. We do it because the pumps are not used much and new is too expensive. I too inquired as to why the pumps were loosing prime and got no answer. It has to be sucking air from somewhere. |
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Elizabethtown,KY | On mine, I can hit the top of the pump while the motor is running with the heel of my hand pretty hard and it will pick it up most of the time, a rubber hammer would be better, but I don't own one.
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MN | I feel your pain, I have a fill-rite knock off, new last year, after about 200 gallons it started doing what yours is, get it started and it works fine. I don't have a good solution but I have a plug on the filter housing that when cracked loose seems to get it going and also makes a mess. Might try the reverse connection trick. good luck & post back if you find a cure. |
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SWMN | Put a check valve on the botton off your suction line. Also depending on what model pump you have it might already have one in the pump. |
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Fuel transfer pump problems
