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On 19 Apr 2004 at 11:24, hisham bakr wrote: > > Try running it with mineral spirits, kerosene, or diesel fuel. These are > all > > much less flammable than gasoline, but won't hurt the pump. If you can, I > > suggest storing it wet. I have more trouble with pumps which have dried > out > > than from any other cause. > > Ok Russ et all, I rigged it up with mineral spirits, hooked it up and it > ran, but did not pump!. nothing was being sucked or pumped. I checked > everything in the hook up and it all ckecked. What would cause that? I never > took one of these apart. Do they have diaphrams that could rupture? Can it > be rebuilt. Are you sure you had the 12V polarity riight? -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org