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On 16 Apr 99, at 13:09, Jeff Carver wrote: > The solution(s) I have heard about, but not tried, > include adding the original (hard to find) plastic > heat shield that goes around the top of the fuel > pump, adding an electric fuel pump between the tank > and the mechanical pump (low pressure of course), and > and a second electric between the mechanical and the carbs. I don't really have any opinions on whether any of these things SHOULD be necessary, but if you decide to try them.... There is no point in more than 1 fuel pump. If you have an overheating problem causing vapor lock, then an electric pump under the gas tank is the way to go. That alone will cure any such problem. If it does not cure your symptoms, then it means that vapor lock was not the cause. If you decide to install an electric pump you really MUST do something in the way of a safety interlock so the pump will shut off in case of an accident. A co-worker of mine died in his burning BMW 2002 about 15 years ago. He had added an aftermarket electric pump. He also figured that the odds against anything like this happening to him were vanishingly small. He was wrong. Now he is dead. Trust me. This is NOT the way any of us want to go. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* -------------------------ìfFû---------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe