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Originally Posted by crystalworks
As Andrew stated, they don't "hard" fail very often, but end up weak. I used to temporarily nurse a failing BMW pump by leaving that cover off and the back seat and giving the pump a few bumps with a weighty screwdriver while someone else cranked the car. Similar to "bumping" a starter with something to get it turn the car over when it's getting weak.
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Thanks Crystal for that bit of info. Good to know in a “no fire” scenario, that tapping the pump can possibly get you off the side of the road.
Dang.. I remember the days as a kid, my parents banging on that darn starter! LoL..