Failing Fuel Pumps

What kind of pump is it? I ran BG pumps for a while. The first 280 I had worked well and ran a long time. It finally stopped working after 5 years. I bought a new one, and lost it after 2 months. The rotor ate the bottom of the plate. Got another one, same thing. Looked into it more, the plate was made of soft steel, compared to the original. Barry Grant got cheap and used inferior metal later on. Maybe the same thing is happening on your end?

Originally Posted by Tom Nolan

I had to replace the fuel pump again....for the 3rd time on my Thunderbolt stocker. Lost a heads up first round because of it! After the second pump failed I contacted the manufacturer to discuss the failures.......talked about filters, mounting, hose size, and voltage? They said it was the voltage, my 16v system was spinning the pump to fast. Ok I installed a voltage step down unit before the pump giving it 12.7volts.
Failure #3 I called the manufacture again and discussed why I have had pumps fail.....discussed filters, mounting, hose sizes, voltage etc. They agreed that everything is how its suppose to be, but would not offer servicing or replacing the pumps. I tore into the pump and it has basically ate it's *****? Rotor, vines, and housing are tore up. I buy VP C-25 straight from the track so no chance of contamination. What am I doing wrong? Is the fuel to blame? Is the pump junk? Help?