Aeromotive A1000 Pump went bad (I think) ???

[Rob04Mach1]

I had the Cobra out all day yesterday and today all was fine.
Today after driving it for maybe 1-1/2 - 2 hours straight me and the kid got stuck in fri night mall traffic / rush hour traffic. It's pretty hot out, ac cranking, hot sunny day, motors running @ 180 - 190. All of a sudden bam my fuel pressure drops to zero and it stalls.

I push it to the side and turn the key and can hear the pump but it clearly dont sound right. Then all of a sudden a few seconds later you hear the pump pick up to it's normal sound and bam the fuel pressure comes back. You start driving and get maybe 2 block and bam it drops to zero and stall again.

You pull over wait maybe a minute, turn the key and again you hear the pump but it just dont sound right, a few seconds later bam it sounds normal and the gauge goes to it's normal 38-40 PSI. A block or so later bam no pressure...

I managed to make to my parents house and I gave it the once over and started it again and BAM all is normal. Drove home and all was back to normal (oh great now what ???)

So the million dollar question is, DO THESE PUMPS OVERHEAT ???
Has anyone ever had a simular problem with one ???

Am I suppose to go out and buy a 300 - 500 dollar pump or take the chance that this is going to happen again ???

NOTE:
I also have a Pump Controller that I was told to keep on 24/7 (except on the 1320). If you switch it off and let the pump run balls out you can clearly see the increased fuel pressure and hear the pump running balls out. I tried that when it had no pressure and it didnt help, not until you hear the normal whine of the pump and then bam you get your pressure back. (another words same thing in either position.

Now it's fine and back to normal, could it have just overheated ?
Is that possible ? Normal ? or do I need to buy a pump

The problem clearly seems to be in the pump, not the regulator, not the controller, def aint a fuel filter (one minute you have 40lbs the next 0, then you shut it off wait a minute restart and you got you pressure back.

ANYONE EVER HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM ???

Hell we got the Montauk cruise coming up and I dont need no stinking problems all of a sudden

 

[Rob04Mach1]

EDIT

Ok here's what I found out...
I removed the old pump and changed the filters (they were absolutely spotless). I grab the new pump I picked up this morning and popped the plastic caps off and SOB it's a different size INLET (the new pump's inlet is 10AN my old pump 12AN)

I wasted another 2 hours round trip in Sat traffic going back and forth to S&K THE SECOND TIME and since the old pump was now out of course I took it with me. As soon as I show the guys they're like that aint no A1000, the A1000 has 10AN Inlet
He sold me 2 adt's and I went back and slid it in and buttoned everything up.
This new pump looks identical, uses the same mounting holes, and when I put my fuel back in and turned the key and was like NOW THAT IS HOW A FUEL PUMP SHOULD SOUND WOO HOO !!!

This A1000 is a totally different sound, MUCH quieter, and actually shows about 6 more lbs of fuel pressure with the key on, now shows 42, use to show 36. I actually cant believe how frigging quiet it is compared to what I had. It sucked to have to waste 1/2 a day under there but in the end I got to drive it a lot today, I'm glad I did it, now I KNOW I have the right pump, and I'm confident my troubles are over, WOO HOO !!! I NEED TO GO CELEBRATE

UPDATE:
FYI
I was right about it NOT BEING a A-1000, the pump I took out turned out to be an Aeromotive "Eliminator". It pumps 33% more than a A-1000

A-1000
Free Flow Rate 600 lbs./hr.
Maximum Pressure (psi) 90 psi
Inlet Size -10 AN

Eliminator
Free Flow Rate 800 lbs./hr.
Maximum Pressure (psi) 100 psi
Inlet Size -12 AN
* The Eliminator also has dual chamber pumping

600 x 1.33 = 798 You got to figure with 33% more pumping going on in the identical case and foot print of a A-1000 in the heat of the day would surly explain why they fuel pump overheated. Now more than ever I feel totally confident I will never have this problem again, WOO HOO !!!

And now I have a Eliminator Pump to sell, it worked perfect that night and it worked perfect the following day for the drive to my parents house. It has to have some kind of thermal overload built in and it simply did what it was suppose to. E bAy here I come.....