Location of the fuel pump on a 92 spirit

I have a 92 Spirit. It has preformed well untill lately, When the
temperture gets above 30C. the car will not run above an idle and when
throttle is applied, the car shudders and loses power. When the car is
cold, say in the morning it runs fine. Any ideas? And if the fuel pump
is shot, do I have to drop the tank to replace it. 230,000km. Am told
it is heat induced faliure, sound real?

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> I have a 92 Spirit. It has preformed well untill lately, When the
> temperture gets above 30C. the car will not run above an idle and when
> throttle is applied, the car shudders and loses power. When the car is
> cold, say in the morning it runs fine. Any ideas? And if the fuel pump
> is shot, do I have to drop the tank to replace it. 230,000km. Am told
> it is heat induced faliure, sound real?

I would start by doing the key on/off sequence to see if there are any
stored codes. This procedure can be found on allpar.com, in the
diagnostic section.

Yes. The fuel pump is in the tank, so it has to be emptied and dropped
in order to replace the pump. Had mine done 3 years ago, and the shop
chared $230. Half the cost was for the pump itself.

-KM

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> I have a 92 Spirit. It has preformed well untill lately, When the
> temperture gets above 30C. the car will not run above an idle and when
> throttle is applied, the car shudders and loses power. When the car is
> cold, say in the morning it runs fine. Any ideas? And if the fuel pump
> is shot, do I have to drop the tank to replace it. 230,000km. Am told
> it is heat induced faliure, sound real?
>
This sounds familiar. Replace the oxygen sensor.
Describes exactly the same problem I had on a 92 Shadow, 2.5, auto. The
computer is trying to lean out the mixture because it thinks its to rich.
Unfortunately, that gets you nowhere fast.
Deke
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