T3: Re: FI pumps

[stans4@ibm.net (Stan Schaefer)]

I had one old pump that had been sitting for years on a wreck, had
continuity, but wouldn't turn over.  Took the pump head off and gave
the shaft a spin to get it loosened up and put it back together.  I
then took about a pint of naptha and ran it on a battery charger,
pumping that through the pump.  After about an hour, I had a black
solution, there was so much crud that had broken loose.  I then stuck
an old fuel filter on the end and continued pumping for about 4-5
hours.  When I shut it off, I had the nicest deep red solution(but
clear!) that you could imagine from all the dried out gas dye that
thing had in it.  Worked for about 5 years until I got to Denver and
the MTBE that they put in the gas here got the main seal.  I hadn't
thought to mention that later 70's bugs had FI, pumps might be more
plentiful for them.

On Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:17:06 -0600, you wrote:

>	Thanks for the info. I dug up that old pump, tinkered a bit, and dicovered
>that the valve was sticking. I tested it out and got 30psi!
>	If anyone cares I did get to look around for a cheaper "universal" type
>pump that could give the same pressure. The standard ones that most places
>have only have 14psi as the highest out of the bunch. I was directed over
>to a high performance type shop. The guy there said that they do have that
>kind of thing, but the cost is higher than the real replacement pumps. He
>went on to look for the real things by phone just 'cause: 
>	" Hi. I'm looking for a fuel pump for a Type-3 Beetle?" Okay, this used to
>be amusing at first, but I think I've gotten tired of explaining what a
>type-3 is. But maybee I'm just saying that because mine's not on the road
>and I can't enjoy it...yet.
>	It is still possible that there are cheaper, more plentiful other pumps
>from some other model of car. When I have time I'll go to the wrecker and
>the library to investigate this a little.
>
>Richard Steinburg
>wagen@pangea.ca
>