Re: [T3] Fuel pump for EberspŠcher gas heater

[Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>]

<x-flowed>It is not the 73's heater, this one. This heater is a B2 unit, which 
uses the regular pump. But I will have to go through the same with my 
73's heater as well, but at least I have an almost new pump for that one!

PerL
73 Variant L


Keith Park wrote:

> Uh Oh... Per isnt using the correct 73 pump!
>
> This sounds like it must be the earlier pump, the 73 pump was a simple
> plunger driven off contact points in the fan motor assy... keeping the
> sparking well away from the gas.
>
>
> Keith
>
> Keith Park
>
> Top Notch Restorations
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> 65 Notchback
> 65 Squareback
> 75 Opel
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Per Lindgren" <lindgre@online.no>
> To: "Type 3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:08 AM
> Subject: [T3] Fuel pump for Ebersp?cher gas heater
>
>
> > Volks,
> >
> > I have a question about an electrical fuel pump for an Ebersp?cher gas
> > heater. I'm not at all experienced with electrical fuel pumps, so I have
> > to ask you.
> >
> > I had a spare pump here that I had a look at, to see if I could get it
> > running again. I cleaned up the membrane area (lots of white "chalk"
> > there), took the membrane and rod out. Is there anything I should
> > lubricate this rod with upon assembly? There is what loks to be a hole
> > in the side of the pump body for oil.
> >
> > After that I removed the rear cover (red plastic) to inspect the
> > electrical contacts. When I hooked up power, it didnt move, until I
> > helped it a bit. What worries me a bit is that there is a nice, blue
> > spark on the electrical contact as the pump runs. Since this pump is for
> > transporting gasoline, this spark worries me a bit. Should I be worried,
> > or is this perfectly normal?
> >
> > And last but not least, should I expect this pump to suck the fuel up
> > from the tank when I install it, or should the dry lines be primed with
> > fuel first?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > PerL
> > 73 Variant L
> >
> >
> >
> >
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