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Its rebuilt... Ill let you know how it works. Its nice to know that the diaphragms can still be supple after all those years... at least if there stored properly. what pressure did you get with your rebuilt stock pump?? Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parker-Durost" <ginpete@xprt.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:44 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Fuel pump rebuilding (kits FS) > >One thing that always concerned me with the nearly non existant fuel > pump > kits is the condition of the diapragms after all these years. > > All the diaphragms appear to be "new" and supple condition (they're > all claimed now). Several of the kits have instructions printed '71, > so they really are 30 years old. I thought I would save the still > functional used diaphragm after the rebuild, but several days later > noticed it had shrunk and hardened up. I will still carry it with me > for an emergency. Good luck replacing the diaphragm, I did this once > with a accel. pump. I drilled out the rivet and tapped it for an M3 > screw. > > Peter Parker > '66 Square; Phillip > Portland, OR > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/