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    If the pump noise goes from loud knocking to a softer tap tap it is just priming. A few things for you to check below.
    Is it your low fuel light that is blinking ?
    Could it be the fuel from aux tank making float bounce ?
    What port on main tank is pump outlet hose attached to?
    Is the fuel sender on aux tank wired up?

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    Where are you located mate. I'd be keen to have a look and try work it out for you. I just wanna see how it's setup for my own when time comes to lol

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    Another question?
    Does the pump switch have 3 positions?
    Pump on
    Main tank gauge
    Aux tank gaugeImageUploadedByMotorculture1387485501.613751.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by liftlid View Post
    Another question?
    Does the pump switch have 3 positions?
    Only 2 positions: on / off and a light which can be either on, off or blinking. It's off when the switch is off, it's on or blinking when the switch is on.

    It's not a low fuel light that's blinking as there should be at least 30l in that aux tank now.
    I don't think there's a fuel sensor on aux tank as I don't have a fuel gauge for aux tank.
    I'll have to crawl underneath...
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    @ liftlid that's a duel fuel switch by the look of it, for switching from petrol to gas
    It will have 3 positions as you need to run petrol dry before using gas otherwise it will dual fuel and run like a dog
    Last edited by threedogs; 21st December 2013 at 01:10 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by threedogs View Post
    @ liftlid that's a duel fuel switch by the look of it, for switching from petrol to gas
    It will have 3 positions as you need to run petrol dry before using gas otherwise it will dual fuel and run like a dog
    My picture was of a my diesel change over switch, g = gauge(aux tank)
    Centre is main tank gauge, pump is to turn pump on to pump from aux to main tanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flo-w View Post
    Only 2 positions: on / off and a light which can be either on, off or blinking. It's off when the switch is off, it's on or blinking when the switch is on.

    It's not a low fuel light that's blinking as there should be at least 30l in that aux tank now.
    I don't think there's a fuel sensor on aux tank as I don't have a fuel gauge for aux tank.
    I'll have to crawl underneath...
    Assuming that the blinking light is on the switch and not the low fuel light on the dash I wonder if the light starts blinking when the pump has pressure? If so you might find a pressure switch somewhere.
    Another far fetched idea is that the pump is faulty and the circuit is fed through a circuit breaker which is tripping and re setting causing the light to start blinking, long shot but if the pump is not pumping ????
    A standard tank holds 95 lt and you will have about 20 lt left when on empty.

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