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Re: [T3] Fuel pump leaking!


On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 20:36, Joel Briglia wrote:
> I put the fuel tank back into my car after a good cleaning and hooked up all
> of the lines using new hoses and clamps. When I put some gas in the tank,
> the fuel pump started to leak. It seems to be leaking between the electric
> motor and the pump. I had considered replacing it since it is the original
> 31 year old pump, but the only replacement that I can find is a $350.00
> Bosch unit from aircooled.net. Does anyone else sell new fuel pumps? I was
> hoping to get by on the old one and I really don't want to spend that much
> on a new one!
> 

If you can't find a cheaper one, I went with a Ford Ranger pump when
mine crapped out on the way home from work one night. The shop that
towed me in, had a used ranger one in his junk box. It worked, and it
got me home. And it is still in place. He charged me $20 for the towing
and the pump.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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