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I wouldn't be surprised if the diaphragms are a bit stiff after 34 years! Useful pont, thanks. I don't think I'll get away without doing the job fully at this point. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Wright" <Christopher.Wright@Sun.COM> To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Accelerator pump dribble > If there is a dribble from the pump jets after the pedals released, it > is likely to be in the return springs in the pumps or stiff diaphragms > as they rely on those springs to reset against the actuating lever. > I'd have thought it was unlikely that partially blocked jets were > causing a build up of pressure which oozes out afterwards, because the > tube that goes down into the float chamber is not sealed against the > top, so any pressure is likely to just drip back into the float chamber, > not dribble out of the jets. > Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~