MISSING MEP-003A FUEL PUMP

[Scoobyshep]

The question I would have for both of you and any others:

1. What is reliability of these pumps over the years, in particular because the OEM pump above is in "used" condition? Is it better to bite the bullet and spend the extra money for New vs. Used? Ancient question I suppose?


These pumps are extremely robust. Easy to take apart and clean, if need be. And as mentioned above, they are flow through pumps. Should one of the two give up the ghost, the other will pump through the defective pump and you will never even know you have a problem.

It's a great feature, but comes with the downside that the less observant wouldn't notice only 1 operating pump.

 

[Light in the Dark]

It's a great feature, but comes with the downside that the less observant wouldn't notice only 1 operating pump.

Came here to say this. At least in a future pinch, if both primary crap out you can relocate aux and replumb as needed.

 

[Guyfang]

True. But we did an every 90 day compleat T.I. (Technical Inspection) One of the steps was to disconnect all E-Pumps and test each one. P.M. is the key to reliability. How often do we read, "It worked just fine last year".

 

[Light in the Dark]

How often do we read, "It worked just fine last year".

Not once, not ever

 

[Guyfang]

But then you never had the thought in your head, someone is coming to kill you. The communists first move would have been to wipe out ADA. Air Defense Artillery. Control the sky, win the war. You can not hide. Turn on the Radars, and its like standing in a dark room, with a 1000 watt light in your hand. Gives you a whole new way of motivating people.

 

[rickf]

Came here to say this. At least in a future pinch, if both primary crap out you can relocate aux and replumb as needed.

I had that happen on mine, I did not realize only one was working until testing and found the bad pump. Took both pumps off to clean them out and bang, major storm popped up and took out the power. My set has no fuel pumps, what to do? I did not even move the aux. pump, I ran a suction line from the pump to a 5 gallon can of fuel and I took the line from the original pump to the filters and moved that to the output of the aux. pump and plugged the aux. pump into the wire from the main pump. Back online in 20 minutes.