[4th_Saab]

Many thanks for the help so far...

From the speed of Durf's repair, I take it that the fuel tank doesn't need to come out of the car (I'm assuming that the pump is "in" the fuel tank). Please enlighten me... BTW, the car is sitting at the garage that towed it awaiting my blessing to make the repairs, so I can't look for myself.

 

[4th_Saab]

Well, I chickened out on doing it myself...especially after my wife found a local mechanic who'd do the work (including installation) for about what I could buy the pump for.

The car now runs, but it doesn't start as well as it did before the pump died. Any suggestions about what to check? Could the pump have died from something in the fuel which would have also caused the plugs to foul? Coincidence or not, the pump died after buying gas at a station that we hadn't used before...and the same thing happened with my '96 9000CS a few years ago (but that's a longer story).

The mechanic also replaced a fuel line and a check valve (described as a little rubber part). I wish I could be more exact, but my wife dealt with the shop exclusively and I"m getting info third hand.

Continued thanks for your help!!!