Elgin Turner
NAXJA Forum User
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- Brighton, Co
1988 jeep cherokee replaced fuel pump with carter (bosch replacement) doesn't pump fuel any advise?
Shorty said:double check pos (+) and neg (-) are correct. Pump is a DC motor and it'll run either way-- but it'll only pump one way.
Did you check your "Ballast Resistor"?Don Becker said:I need some help with locating the correct fuel pump for my 1988 40.L XJ Limited. I replaced the fuel pump a couple of times on my original 1988 40.L XJ Limited and never had a problem getting the correct pump. This is the first time I've needed to replace the pump on this 1988 40.L XJ Limited and everyone wants to sell me the wrong one. And, the local Jeep dealer has the correct pump (exactly the same as my original) but wants to rip me off more than $300 for a ~ $100 pump.
The original pump (factory original) is shown in the first two pictures and the third picture is the wrong one the parts stores want to sell me - - - this has been a real mess. I even let them convince me this wrong pump was correct - - so, I made a slight modification to the mounting bracketry to accommodate the different style, installed it and, it didn't work. (I hope these pictures attach.)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-5/1310735/Redsfuelpumpa.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-5/1310735/Redsfuelpumpb.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-5/1310735/Wrongpump.jpg
Thanks for any help you can offer. And, yes, per the above posts, I have considered whether I might have had it wired backwards - - - - gee, I was so careful about that . . . I just cannot believe that's it. If what I am calling the wrong pump really will work (after modifying the bracketry), I might be convinced what I had installed was a defective new pump.
Very frustrated,
Don