I've been fighting with my R2 GT for a few days. It had been not getting gas to the engine and I had to limp home a few times by pumping the gas to keep it running. Tried all the usual stuff and the fix would last for a mile or so, then no gas.
Oddly, every time I would check fuel flow by cranking the engine, everything seemed fine. I finally pulled the rebuilt pump off the engine and pulled it apart. I found a 1/2 square piece of what appeared to be weather stripping rubber in the bottom valve chamberc! My best guess is then when N8 or me rebuilt the pump we sat the part down over the scarp rubber piece that was laying on the bench, picked it up and installed it with the rubber stuck in the chamber.It probably floated over to the outlet and plugged it only with the engine running.
JDP/Maryland
"I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
Thomas Jefferson
Oddly, every time I would check fuel flow by cranking the engine, everything seemed fine. I finally pulled the rebuilt pump off the engine and pulled it apart. I found a 1/2 square piece of what appeared to be weather stripping rubber in the bottom valve chamberc! My best guess is then when N8 or me rebuilt the pump we sat the part down over the scarp rubber piece that was laying on the bench, picked it up and installed it with the rubber stuck in the chamber.It probably floated over to the outlet and plugged it only with the engine running.
JDP/Maryland
"I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
Thomas Jefferson
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