On Tue Jun-11-2013 08:18, TOM WALKER (1:123/140) wrote to ROGER NELSON:   
      
   RN> RN> The SIL had a couple of mechanic friends come over yesterday, drop   
   RN> RN> the gas tank (I think after performing the test you described above)   
   RN> RN> and replaced the fuel pump.  That did the trick, but I think he paid   
   RN> RN> way too much for the pump -- over $200.  However, what's done is   
   RN> RN> done.   
      
   RN> RW> $200 is pretty close to what they cost wholesale and considering   
   RN> RW> how long they do last, probably worth every penny.   
      
   RN>I priced one online last Saturday for $90.  The one he got was   
   RN>an Airtex.   
      
    TW> teh Aritex costs $235 here i nSan Diego   
      
   That's about what the SIL paid for it.  Those guys dropped the gas tank,   
   waited for the rain to stop, installed the pump, waited for the rain to stop,   
   reinstalled the gas tank, test drove it and that was that.   
      
    TW> Considering that the Fair Price in in the $200 price raqnge I don't   
    TW> think I wpoudl trust a $90 fuel pump.   
    TW> Cheep at ANY Price can lead one down the road to disaster.   
      
   Neither would I.  (-:   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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