biscuitwhistler37
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Decided to try and find why the pump was inoperable, found a number of issues.
Suspect 1 was a blown fuse, so ignoring that completely I pulled the pump out of the tank and boy was I glad I did, either the p/o didn't use submersible fuel line or he did and my use of pump diesel ate the submersible nitrile. The black dots all over the pump in the pics below are small rounds of rubber that peel off when scraped with a fingernail. Thankfully the fuel that leaked out of the supply line to the truck was clear of debris, we'll see what the filters look like, but hopefully it's contained to the pump and that's what caused it to overheat and snap the fuse, which I verified blown while separating the pump from the carriage.
Tank is beautiful, can see clear to the bottom and I don't have anything growing, just a little sediment to filter out.
Moral of the story, check the in tank supply hose once in a while, and if you're using pump diesel, use a hose made of fluroelastomer, biodiesel won't hurt it, at least that's what I read.
Suspect 1 was a blown fuse, so ignoring that completely I pulled the pump out of the tank and boy was I glad I did, either the p/o didn't use submersible fuel line or he did and my use of pump diesel ate the submersible nitrile. The black dots all over the pump in the pics below are small rounds of rubber that peel off when scraped with a fingernail. Thankfully the fuel that leaked out of the supply line to the truck was clear of debris, we'll see what the filters look like, but hopefully it's contained to the pump and that's what caused it to overheat and snap the fuse, which I verified blown while separating the pump from the carriage.
Tank is beautiful, can see clear to the bottom and I don't have anything growing, just a little sediment to filter out.
Moral of the story, check the in tank supply hose once in a while, and if you're using pump diesel, use a hose made of fluroelastomer, biodiesel won't hurt it, at least that's what I read.
