ticking noise.

KERAZY · Post by **KERAZY** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:38 am

apparently the people who owned my MY before me replaced the fuel pump 3 times, and the tick still remained. i'd like to know how to fix it IF i can fix it. I'm not even sure it's the fuel pump. It's an EA81 carby engine. Would anyone be able to tell me whats wrong with it?

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:40 am

a ticking fuel pump is normal.....they tick till the lines are full the stop then tick then stop

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:42 am

What kind of a ticking is it? Is it definitely fuel pump relate? The fuel pump will tick about 2 times every 3 seconds at idle (well mine does).

Perhaps you could try isolating the pump with some rubber mounts, or even get some rubber washers to damp out the vibration a little.

KERAZY · Post by **KERAZY** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:36 pm

nah theres probably 12 ticks in 3 seconds actually haha. do EA82 pumps do it?

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 5:39 pm

EA82 Pumps do it too but they are mounted under the back floor near the tank so yoiu dont ever hear them

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:00 pm

you could temporarily disconnect the power to the pump and see if it stops, then it looks to be the pump. that is one noise I do not miss since going LPG
this is the fuel pump mounted to chassis rail left hand rear on Brumby anyway, a bugger of a spot to work in to modify, almost need to mount it on a wide rubber belt held between custom mounts to kill the noise