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Re: Why cant car manufactures make a fuel tank with two pumps?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 4/3/2022

Hi Lorin,

The biggest issue I see with automotive fuel pumps that fail before 200K miles is if they are constantly run at or near an empty tank. I call that the 'college student syndrome'. The fuel in the tank of a typical vehicle cools and lubricates the fu... Login to read more.