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Old 04-02-2011, 07:46 AM
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My 97 1500 360 is getting ready to get its 4th Fuel Pump in 5 years that I have owned it! The Fuel Pump seems to go after a year or more everytime. Of course the Pumps Warranty is only a year. At $240 to $300 for a new 1. This is got me very frustrated to y I cant keep Fuel Pumps in my Dodge?
 
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All come from the same place?
 
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Not sure if maybe I have a short or something? But I would think that it would short it out right away? Going to do more deeper search this time for a problem!
 
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What brand pump are you buying?
 
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Carter I'll bet.
 
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I'm on my 2nd fuel pump in a year and a half, and that's only because I bought a 2nd truck.
Something seems fishy to have gone through that many pumps in such a short time. Try switching brands, RockAuto has a good selection and a much better price than that 300. I've run the Delphi pumps with no issues.
 
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I used to go through fuel pumps and alternators about every year on my work truck. It was a chevy, but a guy that owns his own shop told me not to buy such items at Napa, Autozone, Advance etc.. Got new ones from the parts dept. at a dealership and haven't had anymore problems. And the dealership wasn't that much more.
 
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I'm on my 2nd fuel pump in a year and a half, and that's only because I bought a 2nd truck.
Something seems fishy to have gone through that many pumps in such a short time. Try switching brands, RockAuto has a good selection and a much better price than that 300. I've run the Delphi pumps with no issues.
+1 on the Delphi.
 
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Do you run it close to empty all the time. That'll burn them up easy if its consistent...
 


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