Big thanks to abscate and tryingbe! Turns out my original fuel pump (206,000) was clean and fine but the connecting hose clamp inside the module had loosened at the top nipple. That let the spring inside pull the hose almost all the way off the nipple, so I had 20# of pressure instead of #40, and ...

20 pounds of pressure. Now to decide between trying to do it myself or taking it to a shop. Just noting this in case someone else runs into the same thing.

John Dakins
St. Louis, MO

Aha! Leave it to a sailor to come up with a great, cheap solution. But, even the tire gauge didn't budge. I'm taking it down to a shop tomorrow and having them check it. What a puzzle. Sort of like tides, only worse.

previous Volvo's = 240, 740, C70
1974 Hallberg Rassy 31 Monsun Hull #12

John ...

Thanks.

Hoses: I found one slightly loose hose clamp and one suspicious looking 90 degree-er coming off the vacuum tree. BTW, my tree has two ports capped (I will try to attach a pic) but I think that is normal for my engine because I didn't cap them and I've owned it for 15 years at least. vac ...

I have two issues to ask about, maybe they are related - and thanks in advance for any help.

1. Restarting after driving far enough to reach normal operating temperatures often fails if I'm trying to restart within say, 15-20 minutes. What happens is the engine will always turn over, then usually ...