1984 P30 Chassis - Gas Cap?
I bought this thing with a blown engine. One of the first things I did was try to get the generator going. It wouldn't run off of the feed from the fuel tank. I figured the fuel was bad (had been sitt...
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D.E.Bishop wrote:turbojimmy wrote:D.E.Bishop wrote:
I have a 1989 P30, one day it wouldn't run, turned out to be the pressure regulator near the tank leaked so bad that the intank pump wouldn't keep up with the demand. If you have an in tank pump and it isn't working that could be your problem.
Thanks, but it's an old-school on-the-block pump. The generator has its own electric pump with an internal filter. I don't *think* there's a regulator anywhere. I had wondered about that, though. The generator pump doesn't have a return line so I guess it regulates itself somehow.
I'll know for sure when I put the engine back in whether it's truly a supply problem or if it's limited to just the generator.
Mine has an on the block pump and the intank pump. The generator also has a pump. I thought all the P30's had in the tank pumps. Sorry.
No worries. The manufacturer recommends an electric pump to help prevent vapor lock. I'll probably add one. It was a revalation they had in 1985, apparently.
