Old Aug 12, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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Default Messed up lightning pump install. Ugh. Any tips?

Yeah, I messed up.

I was just doing this for maintenance reasons because I bought the car at 26K miles and ya know it feels good to do preventative maintenance.

Well, long story short... I couldn't get one of the top inlet/outlet screws in after I switched the tops of the pumps, but the rest are in and its sealed good. For now. I plan to get the other screw done asap. But its a horrible pain.

The biggest issue: No spade sockets were small enough to fit into the area for the new plug (which doesn't exist). So I had to make do with mini-clamps to fit onto those small posts. Long story short: The pump is DEFINATELY not on, because it was burning hot when I parked the car, and the stock pump is always nice and cool (because it works). Could I have broken the new pump? Is there a fuse for the auxiliary pump at all that may have blown?

Also... there is a small hose that connects to the stock pump on the opposite end of the inlet/outlet, any idea what it is? No where to put it on the new pump....

Man what a mess..... I wish I didn't touch anything.

Thanks guys
 
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