Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 09:37:49 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: hum from gas tank area - not fuel pump
trip wrote: > hi again, > just had my fuel delivery issue solved - it was not the pump, it was > some sort of needle valve However, now that I've got it back together, > there is some sort of a hum coming from the fuel tank area, and it > appears not to be from the pump, as it only appears when the engine is > running, as opposed to just turned on. As I would like to take this > apart as few times as possible, I am curious as to what it could > possibly be.. or is there something tricky like saab fuel pumps only > come on when the car is actually running? thanks, -trip > It still may be the fuel pump. I think the pump only runs for a very short time when the key is first turned on unless (until) the engine is running. Probably a safety thing... -Fred W