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charlie

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Fuel pump runs when door opens
« on: October 28, 2018, 02:21:05 »
Hi I have not started my 280 sl for a while and today I put a new battery in and when I open my door the fuel pump starts running even when the key is off. Has anyone had this happen before and how do you fix it ???
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Garry

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Re: Fuel pump runs when door opens
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2018, 02:29:46 »
Check your float in the brake reservoir.  You will find it has a pin hole in it and sunk. Do a search on site here and you will see quite a bit on it.


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charlie

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Re: Fuel pump runs when door opens
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2018, 02:50:24 »
Thanks Garry one of the floats has sunk 👍
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WRe

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Re: Fuel pump runs when door opens
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2018, 08:17:31 »
Hi,
here you find some background information about this phenomenon: https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=20425.msg144694#msg144694.
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charlie

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Re: Fuel pump runs when door opens
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2018, 00:10:58 »
Cheers  ;)
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