The CHEAP FUEL PUMP DIED... 1988 Goldwing GL1500 Restoration Pt 17 

Finally something easy to take off!

Ya killing me smalls! Need longer video and I wanna hear it run.

I'm sorry the company quit taking your calls. But you're right, it is still cheaper in the long run.

Good job as always. My “new” OEM went intermittent so I did what you did but with a different vender. Works great. Pls keep doing these GL1500’s, they are great bikes and most can be returned to the road with a few parts and TLC.

I cant hear mine running either and it works fin, as far as I know it's the OEM one in there. I just saw this in my list and clicked it to see what's up. I have replaced ( rebuilt fuel assemblies ) in TONS of cars and trucks. I haven't ever done one on the bike ( mines a 99 aspencade ) . Just from looking at what you have done here though, I wonder if a guy could get the specs for that pump and find one that is not even labeled for the bike. and use it instead. I mean, a reputable name brand pump that operates better. In my days of fuel pump happenings, I have done a ton of research, The cheap knock offs and MANY of the supposed better pumps have FEWER Vanes on the rotor of the armature, so in a car one that you take apart and pull the actual encase pump, if you were to take the case off to see what caused the failure - you might find that the armature has 6 vanes, but a better model would have 8 or even Ten. the larger the gap between the vanes the sloppier the motor is going to run in my experience. AC/Deco used to have a great product - then they switched form the MEXICO plant to China BS Mexico plant Tested the model they were putting out - pretty extensively, so essentially running them to be sure that they were within specs! Chins does not do that, on any of them. they build them and then FU to the customer. so the ones with the more vanes operate better because they spin with less slop, I mean so smooth you can feel the torque and the gyroscopic feel in your wrist ( like I was saying, I have experimented with these damned things because I could in my circumstances having done SO MANY) You cannot take them apart and put them back together by the way, LOL. the exam ruins the pump. so it's hard to tell unless a company posts a Specs sheet and even better an exploded View of the internal workings of their pumps. so far then best ones I have ever come across are not being made right anymore and that is an OLD ( Pre 2004 ) Mexico made and tested , AC Delco. I know, sucks butt to think about. LOL having this old aspencade and seeing your video though is making me think I should start preparing for this happening. LOL Down the rabbit hole I go. whoever is charging 300 bucks for a motor for this is a complete scammer. there is nothing in a fuel pump motor that would ever cost anything close to that. the only reason that could even happen is because SOME PEOPLE HAVE PAID that much. quit doing that.

My recommendation, buy a proper crimping tool. The one you are using is junk. Channellock makes a great one.