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On 9 Mar 98 at 18:08, Richard Steinburg wrote: > Okay, I called a local auto place and they needed more info. The guy I > talked to actually knew what type 3's were so that was a bonus. He said > that a match might be possible, it would have to be a universal type pump. > Some questions: > -Does anybody know what amperage the T-3 FI pump draws? I don't have any > info on that kind of thing in my VW books. > -Also, do you need to have a pump with that fuel return valve thing on it, > or can you just use an in/out type pump and have the returning fuel > connected to the outlet? > The more I think about that one, the less it seems possible. Maybee if > there were some kind of in-line valve I could use (letting the returning > fuel go to the outlet stream, while not letting the outlet stream fuel flow > into the returning fuel line). I think a healthy pump draws about 4 amps, but at any rate I'm pretty sure it is never over 8 A. The fuse is 16 A. You could try for a used one. I find that the used ones are fine unless they have been dry for a long time. Sitting full of gas is the best thing for them. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************