[Mobile-Portable] FORD FUEL PUMP NOISE ON HF

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hi hi

At 03:26 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote:
>I had a 97 F-150. Had a constant S7 noise as soon as the fuel pump
>energized. The dealership did the mod but the improvement was small. It went
>down to about a S5 or so. Everything was grounded properly. I finally jacked
>up the radio and put a different truck under it. Problem solved.
>
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>[mailto:mobile-portable-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Steve Weber
>Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:06 PM
>To: Mobile-Portable Reflector
>Subject: Re: [Mobile-Portable] FORD FUEL PUMP NOISE ON HF
>
>
>Does anyone know what the fuel pump mod is?  I just bought a 94
>F-150m but have not tried HF because the fuel pump noise on my 93
>Ford Aerostar was so miserable that I gave up.  Did you buy your
>truck new, or could it be quiet because a previous owner had the fuel
>pump filter installed.  I asked the local Ford part's manager about
>the mod and he had no clue as to what I was talking about, which was
>very discouraging.
>
>After hearing about tour experience, I am inspired to try again.
>
>
>
> >Go see your Ford dealer.  I had a 1994 F-150 that did not have the
> >noise problem, but I know that filters were available.  the
> >downsiode is that the filters go inside the fuel tank, so it's a big
> >job.  I am not sure if Ford will still do it for free.  My 2004
> >F-150 has a slight noise problem on 17 meters, but Ford says there
> >are no additional fuel pump filters for that model.  I reduced the
> >problem to an acceptable level by routing the antenna and tuner
> >cables as far from the truck wiring harness and fuel tank as
> >possible.
> >
> >73 de Warren
> >WM2Z
> >
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>Steve Weber
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