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Hi all, hoping someone can give me a few hints on swapping my fuel pump out. I've got the assembly stripped to what you see in the pic and I'm not sure where to go from here or how much muscle to apply?

I think MickLC changed his to a cheaper non OEM one I'm sure I read on here maybe PM him....

Have a look here, any questions just ask

http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewtopic ... lit=walbro

Also I've just pulled it out and replaced it with a low km stock one off ebay because I was sick of the noise.

Thanks Mick. Got it sorted. I just needed to apply a bit more muscle. The body (black bit) was being held in place by the tight fitting O ring around where the pick-up fits into it. Sump was full of yummy sludge. Got my pump of flea bay for $80. Wasn't quite a direct fit. Same size but had a different connector. Comes with a lifetime guarantee though.

Let us know how it goes (the eBay one) I have been watching them

This one? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160788500987 ... 1497.l2649

I can tell you it's noisier than stock even though they say it's quiet. I can hear it over the exhaust at 60 without earplugs in. I had to use the original filter as the one they supplied didn't fit. There is also a rubber boot under the filter you need to cut a piece out of. It has a different connector from stock, but wiring to match comes with it. So a bit of fluffing about, but if you're confident enough to change the pump in the first place it shouldn't be an issue.

Aussie Ninja wrote:Thanks Mick. Got it sorted. I just needed to apply a bit more muscle. The body (black bit) was being held in place by the tight fitting O ring around where the pick-up fits into it. Sump was full of yummy sludge. Got my pump of flea bay for $80. Wasn't quite a direct fit. Same size but had a different connector. Comes with a lifetime guarantee though.

Ah yeah, they're tight bastards to get on and off, glad you got it sorted.

Aussie Ninja wrote:This one? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160788500987 ... 1497.l2649

I can tell you it's noisier than stock even though they say it's quiet. I can hear it over the exhaust at 60 without earplugs in. I had to use the original filter as the one they supplied didn't fit. There is also a rubber boot under the filter you need to cut a piece out of. It has a different connector from stock, but wiring to match comes with it. So a bit of fluffing about, but if you're confident enough to change the pump in the first place it shouldn't be an issue.

Yeah that's the one

Update for Wattie. After say 5 hours of run time the pumps internals have meshed with each other and it's maybe a little louder than stock. If it is it's not by much.

Update: the pump has dropped to half the pressure required. Bike would not idle or rev above 4K. Bought used pump from metro spares for $325. A little exxy but I didn't have a lot of choice.

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