[T3] 2 FI fuel pumps
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Fri Jun 29 05:40:56 PDT 2012
In a message dated 6/28/2012 3:09:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jadney at vwtype3.org writes:
Sent to the list because of its general interest.
Bob gave me 2 non-working FI fuel pumps at the Invasion. These were
both the very latest version, and I had rebuilt one of them. Both
pump heads were filled with brown/black solid stuff that was not the
usual stuff I find in there. I was concerned that there was a problem
with my rebuild.
On 28 Jun 2012 at 10:57, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/28/2012 1:21:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jadney at vwtype3.org writes:
> Was that the one I send you long ago that didn't work? If so, it must
> have gotten installed on something that FILLED it with gelled gas. It
> was literally packed with gunk that completely filled it. It never
> had a chance to work. Do you remember the circumstances?
> It worked just fine for about 6 months, then lost fuel pressure
(wouldn't
> build it). It was out of my wife's car. I replaced that with a Ranger
pump.
> It probably sat for a couple of years after I swapped it though, so
that
> might have been where the gunk came from. It was rebuilt back in 2007
> though.
I opened the motor on that pump and found it to be FULL of water
(still!) and no gas. I think it can be saved, but now it's clear what
happened to it. It was not filled with gas residue; it was filled
with residue and rust which seized everything up. That may have been
before I started selling the overflow hose kits, or you hadn't
installed one, or you installed one, but the tank already had a fair
amount of water in it.
> The other pump came out of my 71 Notch. In 2010, it decided to quit
making
> fuel pressure too, so I swapped in a Ranger pump in it. I've since sold
> that car, so I don't need a pump for it.
That pump motor had a mix of water and gas in it. It was mostly gas,
but there was still enough water to cause problems and there had
probably been more at the time.
> Like I said to you when I gave them to you, they're for parts to help
> others with. I really DON'T want them back.But I do appreciate the
autopsy
> results.;-)
I understand. I'll try to save these and put them in my stock.
Thanks! ;-)
Thanks for the autopsy results Jim. If I remember right, I did swap the
fuel tank in my wife's car when I installed that fuel pump, only because I
was re-installing the FI on that car (after owning it for 18 years with
carbs). But the "new" tank was very clean inside when it was installed. I'll have
to take a look at the vent/overflow systems though, as I can't remember
what I did to that over the years. I do have 1 of your kits for it to install
though. : )
The other car's tank was very clean, and it also got new steel fuel lines,
as I wanted to keep the fuel system as clean as possible. That pump worked
for 2 years, until it decided 1 day to stop making pressure. However, I
was having an FI driveability issue with it that kept me from taking it to
the 2010 Invasion. But after talking with you at Carthage, I replaced the VR,
and that seemed to fix the problem I was having with it (low system voltage
causing the car to run rich, and jerky), as everything else had been
checked, and found good.
Bob 65 Notch S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia (Wolfie)
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