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--- shawn barber <seen970@hotmail.com> wrote: > hello again, > well- my fuel problem has been off and on- > i replaced ALL the fuel lines and found that the > culprit was probably the > gas tank breather tube (that connects near the > outside gas cap. the hose was > broken in half, dirt and water were getting in, and > the gas fumes were > coming out- fixed that line and now i don't have > that strong gas smell. > the car worked- then died again, this time i thought > it was the starter, got > under the car, re-attached the postive wires to the > starter and it worked. > then it died. pop-started it and brought it to my > mechanic- they run tests > on the car, the battery isn't recharging! ok, not > the generator but the > voltage regulator is burned out (and black!)- so > they replace it and it > works- i also explain the previous fuel problems and > ask them to show me > where the fuel pump is, they do (as the car was > already jacked up) and they > say that they've never seen a fuel pump like this > one- the fuel pump is in 2 > parts, one large cylinder and one smaller cylinder > below it- both have oil > leaks on them (i don'y know where that's from) - but > they said not to worry > about it... > today, the car dies again on my way to school (i > teach) and i have to push > it took the gas station- get out of class, get back > to the car and try to > suck fuel from the gas lines to re-start the car, > and nothing- so, i spend > about 30 minutes pushing the car home (for the third > time in a month). > needless to say, i'm frustrated. > i'm guessing that there is probably debris in the > tank and i'm going to have > to take it out and clean it- but i'm wondering if > the fuel pump is also part > of the problem, it appears to be a "sealed" fuel > pump. also, the car was > changed from f1 to dual carbs before i purchased the > car and i don't know if > this is the incorrect fuel pump? any advice would be > much appreciated... > shawn barber > '72 squareback > '73 super > . > i also am working on a self portrait that reflects > my present frustration > with the car... > http://www.sdbarber.com/paint_carb_self_pg.html > .Try not to have a next time but if you do blow no the fuel line this will clear whatever is blocking the line and give you a few more minutes of run time to get home. best bet is to remove the tank and clean it out if it's too bad it may need sealing to stop the rust. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or > mailto:help@vwtype3.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com