Fuel pump question 1100GS

[uncle dick]

Pulled into the gate at work this morning when phut! the engine cut out. Found that the fuel pump is seized but couldn't help noticing that there was no strainer on the inlet. She's a Jan '96 R1100GS with plastic tank. RealOEM shows a strainer but I can't see what holds it on, is it just a push fit? The inlet side of the pump sits in a round plastic thingy with a sort of egg shaped hole in in it. This then sits in a corresponding pressed steel cradle in the tank 'insert'.

I'm guessing a small piece of grit or similar got into the pump and jammed it up but I've tried for half an hour and can't free it so it's time to dust off my wallet

Anyone got a spare pump?

TIA

Dick

 

[Stewart H]

Theres an interesting thread over in the G spot at ADVrider discussing other fuel pumps and related parts that fit these bikes, worth a read
linky http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=593606&highlight=fuel+pump

Stewart

 

[uncle dick]

Now sorted

Thanks to a couple of guys on here with offers of help. I picked up a secondhand pump from Sherlock's and it's running as normal.

Never got to the bottom of the pump support and pick up gauze question. Looked at all the set ups in the Clymer manual and none of them are like mine. Had to cut off some bits of plastic to fit the gauze but all's well that ends well.

Dick

 

[MattW]

Thanks to a couple of guys on here with offers of help. I picked up a secondhand pump from Sherlock's and it's running as normal.

Never got to the bottom of the pump support and pick up gauze question. Looked at all the set ups in the Clymer manual and none of them are like mine. Had to cut off some bits of plastic to fit the gauze but all's well that ends well.

Dick

My '94 has a pick-up gauze exactly like this:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dZiGPDmNFZ4VXeQUTUyuXxsr8bdTfpHOPvwb62D6I-c?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SSn2CtCOKnU/TFe8B4x4LfI/AAAAAAAADhc/Kz3wREeGm60/s800/B0000411.jpg" /></a>

Not sure from the above if you fitted one to your new pump but I wouldn't like to run without one - an important first line of defence for the expensive fuel pump.

 

[uncle dick]

Matt,

The pump support (no. 2 in the pic) has a much smaller hole on mine, so snug that there wasn't room for the gauze to clip over the inlet snout on the pump. I just 'fettled' the rubber bit so it looks more like the one in the pic and we're away

Dick

 

[MattW]

Matt,

The pump support (no. 2 in the pic) has a much smaller hole on mine, so snug that there wasn't room for the gauze to clip over the inlet snout on the pump. I just 'fettled' the rubber bit so it looks more like the one in the pic and we're away

Dick

Excellent