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Thanks for the info. I did try buying a used one once. I bought it from a guy after testing it dry (just to see if it ran); the price was $125.00. I didn't know of any other option except brand new (type 3's are rare here, never knew of any vw lists, etc.). Anyways, when I got home and hooked it up, it didn't give enough pressure, not even 5psi. When I tried to contact the guy I bought it from, it was like he dissappeared. So, I was left with a hole in my pocket and a new paperweight. I guess that's why I'm weary about getting one used. Richard Steinburg wagen@pangea.ca ---------- > From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type-3@umich.edu > Subject: Re: FI pumps > Date: Monday, March 09, 1998 10:19 PM > > 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 > *******************************