bbob, I didn't want to hijack the "No problems with my N*, how bout you?" thread so I opened this new one.
I appreciate the advise about replacing the fuel pump. Overall, I felt the same as you the more I thought about it. Your right, wires don't just melt & short out for no reason. At the time I figured that maybe one or two of them had somehow gotten pinched by the springs & this exposed bare wire allowing them to arc off of each other.
But then I began to think of what you described. That the pump itself was drawing heavy current in order to operate. Hence the wires get hot & melt into each other.
So far the car has been running fine since I repaired the wires & the fuel gauge seems to be reading accurately vs. going back & forth like it was before.
I did notice that when I filled the tank after the repair that it took a long time for the gauge to finally register full. I've only used 1/2 a tank since then, so I don't know yet if it has a problem reading TOTALLY full or not. Seems like it needed to use up some of the fuel before it could register as full. This was on my Thanksgiving trip & seemed to take about 20 miles before the gauge registered all the way. Could this be a sign of something? I did top the tank off a couple of times. Is this a no-no with Cadillacs?
This WAS my 1st experience with a tank mounted pump (and sender as the same unit). Are there any drivability signs that warns you in advance that a pump is going out? Or does it just die suddenly like mine did?
I can't remember if I posted this, but my car seemed to run fine. I did have the gauge issue (back & forth). I took my car in to the dealership one Saturday for the fuel rail recall, drove it back home with no problems. Then later in the day I went out to run some errands, started the car, backed out of the garage & it just died. Wouldn't start & after some testing I figured out that no fuel was coming out of the pump. It then bacame the weekend project to drop the tank, pull the pump, & see what's up. That's when I found the wires & repaired them.
Again, it's been running fine ever since. Just wondering if there's anything to look out for as warning signs before it goes.
Thanks,
96 STS
BTW...The humming sound is definitely in the front of the car. I've got a decent sized post about that called "Transmission "Whine"", i think. Please check it out if your interested. I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on that as well.
I appreciate the advise about replacing the fuel pump. Overall, I felt the same as you the more I thought about it. Your right, wires don't just melt & short out for no reason. At the time I figured that maybe one or two of them had somehow gotten pinched by the springs & this exposed bare wire allowing them to arc off of each other.
But then I began to think of what you described. That the pump itself was drawing heavy current in order to operate. Hence the wires get hot & melt into each other.
So far the car has been running fine since I repaired the wires & the fuel gauge seems to be reading accurately vs. going back & forth like it was before.
I did notice that when I filled the tank after the repair that it took a long time for the gauge to finally register full. I've only used 1/2 a tank since then, so I don't know yet if it has a problem reading TOTALLY full or not. Seems like it needed to use up some of the fuel before it could register as full. This was on my Thanksgiving trip & seemed to take about 20 miles before the gauge registered all the way. Could this be a sign of something? I did top the tank off a couple of times. Is this a no-no with Cadillacs?
This WAS my 1st experience with a tank mounted pump (and sender as the same unit). Are there any drivability signs that warns you in advance that a pump is going out? Or does it just die suddenly like mine did?
I can't remember if I posted this, but my car seemed to run fine. I did have the gauge issue (back & forth). I took my car in to the dealership one Saturday for the fuel rail recall, drove it back home with no problems. Then later in the day I went out to run some errands, started the car, backed out of the garage & it just died. Wouldn't start & after some testing I figured out that no fuel was coming out of the pump. It then bacame the weekend project to drop the tank, pull the pump, & see what's up. That's when I found the wires & repaired them.
Again, it's been running fine ever since. Just wondering if there's anything to look out for as warning signs before it goes.
Thanks,
96 STS
BTW...The humming sound is definitely in the front of the car. I've got a decent sized post about that called "Transmission "Whine"", i think. Please check it out if your interested. I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on that as well.