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2.5td, primer pump trouble
« on: 16 September 2010, 19:28:22 »

found the omega hard to start when low of diesel so stripped out the tank unit, plenty of crap in it, cleaned all out and test pump in a diesel bath, starts and stops and takes notions, so in need of a new one,where is cheapest place to source a ne one
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Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
« Reply #1 on: 16 September 2010, 20:11:50 »

see one on ebay £60, take it a petrol fuel pump runs at a much higher pressure?
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Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
« Reply #2 on: 16 September 2010, 20:54:31 »

I remember reading someone post that they weren't interchangeable between petrol & diesel (probably for the reason you say, I'd imagine)
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Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
« Reply #3 on: 16 September 2010, 21:19:10 »

yea although, like any motor they have a good excess fuel return so wud it matter
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Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
« Reply #4 on: 16 September 2010, 21:56:49 »

The diesel ones are prone to failure, and are different to petrol.

Some people have had success by cleaning them up.
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