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96 Lumina - vapor lock?

   
Old Aug 19, 2013 | 9:27 AM
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Daughter has driven it for 2 days, so far so good!
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 9:10 PM
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job well done.
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Old Aug 26, 2013 | 2:41 PM
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OK daughter has driven car for a week now with no issues, so am assumming the fuel pump did the trick Thanks to all who contributed to this repair!
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Old Aug 27, 2013 | 1:43 PM
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Default 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA V6 3.1 Liter FI
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OK daughter has driven car for a week now with no issues, so am assumming the fuel pump did the trick Thanks to all who contributed to this repair!
I'm glad to hear that now you can help someone who has the same problem as you!

Great job,

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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 9:34 AM
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I have a 96 Lumina 3.1L & had to replace the fuel pump , too .

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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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Yea, thanks. Been a while now and no continued problems so I am happy camper my kid has quit calling me!
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 4:37 AM
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I may be wrong , but I suspect a lot of these kinds of fuel problems , in older cars , is caused by the ethanol in the gas ?


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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 2:34 PM
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what does this thing do?
this is a fuel pump pulsator it eliminates vibration and sound and hooks directly to the fuel pump 21 rock auto.com
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 2:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dplantz
what does this thing do?
fuel pump pulsatorit hooks to the fuel pump and eliminates vibration and noise
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 2:37 PM
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I think I had the same problem looks like I will be replacing the fuel pump also
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