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Uh Oh... Per isnt using the correct 73 pump! This sounds like it must be the earlier pump, the 73 pump was a simple plunger driven off contact points in the fan motor assy... keeping the sparking well away from the gas. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Per Lindgren" <lindgre@online.no> To: "Type 3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:08 AM Subject: [T3] Fuel pump for Ebersp?cher gas heater > Volks, > > I have a question about an electrical fuel pump for an Ebersp?cher gas > heater. I'm not at all experienced with electrical fuel pumps, so I have > to ask you. > > I had a spare pump here that I had a look at, to see if I could get it > running again. I cleaned up the membrane area (lots of white "chalk" > there), took the membrane and rod out. Is there anything I should > lubricate this rod with upon assembly? There is what loks to be a hole > in the side of the pump body for oil. > > After that I removed the rear cover (red plastic) to inspect the > electrical contacts. When I hooked up power, it didnt move, until I > helped it a bit. What worries me a bit is that there is a nice, blue > spark on the electrical contact as the pump runs. Since this pump is for > transporting gasoline, this spark worries me a bit. Should I be worried, > or is this perfectly normal? > > And last but not least, should I expect this pump to suck the fuel up > from the tank when I install it, or should the dry lines be primed with > fuel first? > > TIA, > > PerL > 73 Variant L > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/