Fuel pump down M900

[devaduc]

Salute,

So, there's no fuel pump hum anymore, and of course she won't start. The monster's ('01 M900 SEi, red, named Belarosa) fuel pump connector shows volatge on pin 2 (or 3, not sure where 1 is) when ignition on. Kick-stand does not seem to affect these measurements. Turns over very well thank you.

Prior to not starting, all was well except for occasional and intermittent and un-diagnosable aperiodic but instantaneously brief power stalls at speed. Stalls occured at street and highway speeds, cold and warm, annoying and maybe hazordous, but not debilitating..1/100 mi.

Last ride prior to hard fail, start-up was odd. Leaving work, would not start and no fuel-pump hum several minutes. Then got hum, started, rode home, one 'brief' drop out en route.

Got home but hasn't started since.

Since I see some voltage, I'm thinking fuel pump is dead and needs to be pulled--messy.

How can I prove the fuel pump is dead or not? Is there anyway to know that if I replace the pump (sure, filter too) that I can expect everything to start working again? Do I really need a professional mechanic for this?

Thoughts? Thanks!

[Howie]

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