From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Feb 23 2005 - 11:21:47 PST
sounds like the high side Pressure Switch on gm ac pumps
ones not using them had plugs held in by snap rings
i'm thinking 1970s-80s
safe male
At 02:11 PM 2/23/2005, Stu Ellis wrote:
>It is installed in the fuel filter base and held in place with O ring and
>spring clip.
>
> "Stu"
>Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
>MVPA #14790
>1967 M151A1 Jeep
>1964 M416 Trailer
>1986 M1009 Blazer
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
>Of Mike Maynard
>Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:57 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [MV] Fuel Pressure Switch
>
>I suppose with me not seeing it, why would you use a rubber plug? Does it
>not thread into a standard pipe thread? Where exactly does it go?
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Caleb Pal - MilVeh [mailto:m1009@defcon-3.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:00 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [MV] Fuel Pressure Switch
>
>Hey,
>
>Well first of, thank you Stu for getting that information from your friend.
>My reasoning is that if its only used for the STE-ICE diagnostics plug under
>the dash, then it serves no other systems on the truck. Hell, I was so
>pissed at mine I unplugged it, and the truck started like it normally would
>when warm, no problems. If you unplug it the only thing thats going to go
>wrong is that if you ever plug STE-ICE in, its going to say you have a bad
>transfer pump. My understanding is that when the switch fails, it has
>nothing to do with electrical, and the switch not opening or closing
>electrical contacts, it has to do with the stupid POS cracking from here to
>(Insert faw away place here) and back. I would see no problems plugging it
>with a nice slightly oversized rubber plug. It might deteriorate over time,
>but who knows. Thats my take on it.
>
>Caleb
>
>
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