[T3] Faulty Fuel Pump

[Jim Adney]

On 29 Dec 2012 at 16:44, Adriel Rowley wrote:

> What frustrates me is there is no need for all this questioning, 

The questions are necessary because you didn't tell us any of the 
answers in your post. You can't expect us to read your mind. You have 
to keep in mind that you are there, but we are not.

> What I don't understand is why I have a pump that doesn't run despite
> paying $89 for a rebuild. I would have gone and gotten a Ranger pump,
> but Adney rebuilt it without confirming. Takes two, so not blaming
> anyone. ;/ 

Every pump I rebuild, including yours, gets powered up to make sure 
it runs after I rebuild it. Yours has been stored a long time since 
the rebuild, so it's possible that it frooze up in storage. This 
might be due to water still in the motor portion, which I can't be 
sure of getting out without the more expensive full rebuild, which 
would have cost $50 more.

I don't think either of us thought about this at the time, and I was 
under the impression that you were going to install the pump right 
away and any water remaining in the gas tank or pump would have 
burned off quickly, assuming most of it had been drained out of the 
tank.

Keep in mind, however, that we don't yet know that the motor is 
frozen. It's still possible that you're not getting sufficient power 
to it.

If it IS frozen, I can probably free it up for no charge other than 
the return shipping. Or, if necessary, I can do the rest of the 
complete rebuild for only the extra $50.

You could also try tapping the motor housing lightly a few times 
before you try to start it.

> P.S. Guess I am also spoiled having a car that one only has to do
> regular maintenance and not fiddle with it every time it moves. Very
> few with F.I. are daily drivers. 

I would have to agree that this is not the right car for you. Few 
people have this much trouble with their FI Type 3s, once they start 
to get guidance from this email list. It's likely that any car of 
similar age would give you similar problems. That's one of the big 
advantages of any new car.

Any of my FI Type 3s could be started at any time, easily, even in 
10F weather. The only problem I have is that the batteries run down 
if I don't drive them often enough. My '73 is sitting in the driveway 
right now, with more than a foot of snow covering it. I'm pretty sure 
that if I dug the snow away from the driver's door, I could get in it 
right now and start it right up. It last ran about 2 weeks ago.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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