Fuel pump question -- speedster

[decarmine]

Hi, all.

This is my first post but I've had a problem for a while...

I have a 2007 150 speedster 155 HP. I took out the fuel pump assembly to change the internal and external filters and disconnected the electrical connector between the float and the top of the assembly -- the connectors about halfway up the unit. There's a little locking clip -- actually two clips -- that hold the male and female connectors tightly together within a plastic housing. This housing is perhaps 1/2" x 1/2" and 1" long. Anyway, the locking clips CRUMBLED as I tried to pull them out and now the connectors are LOOSE. Since this unit sits within the fuel tank I am nervous about sparks due to this LOOSE connection.

My question is this: is there a part number for these locking clips? If so, where can I buy them? If not, what can I do to ensure the connectors remain tight without sparking? Can I just cut the wires and solder them together? If I do that, how do I protect the splices from the gasoline?

I'd hate to have to buy a new fuel pump assembly when all I need are these two clips.

Thanks for any info you can provide.

Frank

 

[Coastiejoe]

Can you post a picture by chance?

Once I get to work I'll see if there is a replacement part that you can purchase.


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[jhjesse]

Is there room between the wires for a small zip tie? If so, you could hold the connection together by threading a small zip tie between the wires on each end and pulling it tight.

 

[decarmine]

CoastieJoe,

After further disassembly to try to get the picture you requested, I see that what I thought was a plastic-like connector is actually just two individual male pins that DO fit securely into the female connector. So my worries about sparks within the fuel tank were unfounded!

What I thought was a housing for TWO connectors in my original post I now see wasn't that type of housing at all but actually a housing just for the two individual pins. I believe I can just embed the entire "housing assembly" within epoxy with no concerns about sparks!

Thanks for your reply and your concern.

Frank

 

[decarmine]

JHJessie,

Thanks for your suggestion but I believe I had mis-understood what my problem actually was. See my reply to CoastieJoe above. Thanks.

Frank

 

[jhjesse]

No worries. Good luck.