Never replaced a fuel pump so cant help there however to stop the fuel going everywhere I just clamped the pipes!
Or if you dont have any suitable clamps fold them over and tie wrap them pinched!
Mine didnt loose a drop of fuel when I replaced all my lines earlier in the year for new R9 rated fuel lines
Or if you dont have any suitable clamps fold them over and tie wrap them pinched!
Mine didnt loose a drop of fuel when I replaced all my lines earlier in the year for new R9 rated fuel lines
Have a pipe clamp ready to clamp the pipe from the tank in which case you won`t need to label it :mrgreen: If you don`t have a decent pipe clamp, try to resist the urge to use mole grips unless you`ve done it loads of times before, try useing something slightly conical that you can shove in the end of the pipe, something like the size of a biro but obviously not a biro because it has a hole in it, I use a flat ended punch. If you check out where the pipe went on the carb, you`ll get an idea of the size you need. Now while you have the pipe off the pump from the tank, have your bottle ready and make sure you have a decent flow from the tank before you attempt anything else. It is possible that the pump is ok but your fuel supply is blocked further back in the pipe or even the tank itself. It`s pointless changing the pump if there isn`t a decent supply getting to it because even the best pump in the world won`t pump your fuel if it`s not getting a decent supply from the tank. If that`s all ok, try to elevate your blocked fuel pipe out of the way and the higher you can get it, the less chance you have of knocking your bung out and there will be less pressure behind it. If the supply is good then undo the two nuts and washers holding the pump on. Tapp the base of the pump with a nylon hammer or the base of a wooden shafted hammer, just tap tap tap and it should come loose, but don`t go crazy because the piece under the pump that looks like a big thick gasket is not the gasket, it`s the guide for the fuel pump rod and it is quite delicate. When it`s apart, you need to clean the gasket off of the guide and fit a brand new gasket, and fit a new rod to go with your new pump and make sure you get the one to go with an alternator if you have an alternator or a dynamo one if you has a dynamo. Check the flow markings before you fit.
