Fuel pump??

[mag1101]

Bike feels like it's running out of gas at mid to high RPM.

I took the fuel pump off and tested it to see if it was pumping fuel. I put the intake hose in a container of fuel and the outlet side above the same container and turned the key on. The pump will run and pump gas but will only run for approx. 5 seconds and then stop. If I turn the key off and turn it back on...the pump will again run and pump gas for 5 seconds and stop again. I this normal??

 

Mark

[Flyinfool]

Yes this is completely normal.

[mag1101]

So what you're saying is that the pump will not keep running even though it is not able to build any pressure because the fuel is just going back into the container? If thay's the case, I guess I had better start looking somewhere else.

 

Thanks, Mark