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Sep 14, 2011 | 03:13 PM

jmbbluevette

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From: Plymouth, MA

St. Jude Donor '13,'17,'18,'19

'01 is fixed

Dave at ESP called this afternoon and said the car is running again. The problem was that the electrical fuel connections at the boost-a-pump had loosen up including one that was completely disconnected. He called a&a corvettes and they said that they had encountered the problem before. The solution was simple, just use loctite in the connectors. The boost-a-pump is just behind the rear wheel well on the passenger side. I guess the design for the connectors was not the best. Loctite to the rescue again.

Sep 14, 2011 | 03:18 PM

TUF-NUF

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From: kent ct - "if i'm not in the vette, i damn well better be on the yacht."

St. Jude Donor '13

Joaquin; Glad it was an easy fix!

See you soon. D&D

Sep 14, 2011 | 03:23 PM

basicstrategy777

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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'20, '21,'22, '23

Glad it wasn't bad.

see you soon.

777

Sep 14, 2011 | 03:50 PM

jeffjob

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St. Jude Donor '13, '17-'18, '25

Nice !!!

Back on the road boosting it one mile at a time.

I thought for sure the problem was going to be your new catch can!

Sep 14, 2011 | 04:10 PM

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From: Avon CT

That's good news.

Sep 14, 2011 | 05:14 PM

CTYANK2

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St. Jude Donor '07 thru '25

On the road again! Excellent Joaquin!

Sep 14, 2011 | 05:31 PM

bullmarket

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See you soon

Sep 14, 2011 | 07:34 PM

XEUROTRASHOWNER

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Good to hear your running again. Is the boost-a-pump a factory item or after market?

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Sep 14, 2011 | 07:49 PM

jmbbluevette

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From: Plymouth, MA

St. Jude Donor '13,'17,'18,'19

Quote:

Originally Posted by XEUROTRASHOWNER

Good to hear your running again. Is the boost-a-pump a factory item or after market?

Aftermarket. But they seem to be pretty reliable except for perhaps the connectors themselves. I guess they loosen up with the vibration of the car, which should not happen. Typically I would not use Loctite for electrical connections. But that is the bandaid approach. And perhaps the instructions should suggest the use of Loctite.

By the way thanks to all.