Suppliers out source for cost reduction. Fact of life that we all get. The =
Chinese cut corners to help their profits. And as stated. We don't know who=
approved the short cuts. Yes. China can produce good products. But seem t=
o need over site. When I buy anything. I'll buy a US, Canada, or Mexico pr=
oduct over China, if given a chance. As consumers. We in this country seem =
to not return defective product. The only reason that I ended up with the C=
hina product. Was that I was out of town/time. Thankfully I had bought the =
USA made Carter 4070 as a back up. The first pump that failed was a mecha=
nical. The next was a Mr Gasket ( blue in color ) that worked for about 10=
00 miles. Next was a Car Quest that got me from Albert Lee Mn to Cedar Rapi=
ds Ia. Then about 70 miles to Newton Ia. A total of around 210 miles. All t=
hree were from Advance Auto Parts. And all had filters before the inlets. T=
hen on top of that. Advance wouldn't do any warranty unless I had the sales=
slip from the store I got the pump from. I couldn't get to the=
track in time for the tech inspection. So I'm out my track fee. I buy my t=
ires just before track day because these tires age out in days/ months. I=
have $11.75 a gallon 110 octane leaded gas aging. I changed the engine for=
this track event. Now I need to change back to the engine that I just pull=
ed out. In short. I'm pissed off. Now I'm working to get my Howell EFI on =
the GMC for the trip to Elkhart in a few weeks. Bob Dunahugh _____=
___________________________ From: Bob Dunahugh S=
ent: Saturday, August 26, 2017 12:40 AM To: gmclist Sub=
ject: Another trip screwed up by another China built electric fuel pump =
This is the third pump that has failed in the last 13 month. And wit=
h every failure. I couldn't find a Carter 4070. So I could only get China p=
umps. This time I had brought a Carter pump with me. And because of this de=
lay. I couldn't get to the track in time for safety inspection. This latest=
pump got me 210 miles before failure. The Carter got me home. Now this mea=
ns I can get back to installing my EFI. Bob Dunahugh
Chinese cut corners to help their profits. And as stated. We don't know who=
approved the short cuts. Yes. China can produce good products. But seem t=
o need over site. When I buy anything. I'll buy a US, Canada, or Mexico pr=
oduct over China, if given a chance. As consumers. We in this country seem =
to not return defective product. The only reason that I ended up with the C=
hina product. Was that I was out of town/time. Thankfully I had bought the =
USA made Carter 4070 as a back up. The first pump that failed was a mecha=
nical. The next was a Mr Gasket ( blue in color ) that worked for about 10=
00 miles. Next was a Car Quest that got me from Albert Lee Mn to Cedar Rapi=
ds Ia. Then about 70 miles to Newton Ia. A total of around 210 miles. All t=
hree were from Advance Auto Parts. And all had filters before the inlets. T=
hen on top of that. Advance wouldn't do any warranty unless I had the sales=
slip from the store I got the pump from. I couldn't get to the=
track in time for the tech inspection. So I'm out my track fee. I buy my t=
ires just before track day because these tires age out in days/ months. I=
have $11.75 a gallon 110 octane leaded gas aging. I changed the engine for=
this track event. Now I need to change back to the engine that I just pull=
ed out. In short. I'm pissed off. Now I'm working to get my Howell EFI on =
the GMC for the trip to Elkhart in a few weeks. Bob Dunahugh _____=
___________________________ From: Bob Dunahugh S=
ent: Saturday, August 26, 2017 12:40 AM To: gmclist Sub=
ject: Another trip screwed up by another China built electric fuel pump =
This is the third pump that has failed in the last 13 month. And wit=
h every failure. I couldn't find a Carter 4070. So I could only get China p=
umps. This time I had brought a Carter pump with me. And because of this de=
lay. I couldn't get to the track in time for safety inspection. This latest=
pump got me 210 miles before failure. The Carter got me home. Now this mea=
ns I can get back to installing my EFI. Bob Dunahugh
