Re: [T3] Fuel pump leaking!

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 29 Apr 2004 at 14:36, Joel Briglia wrote:

> I put the fuel tank back into my car after a good cleaning and hooked up all
> of the lines using new hoses and clamps. When I put some gas in the tank,
> the fuel pump started to leak.

The O-rings in the pumps tend to dry up and contract if left without gas for a 
long time. The first thing you might want to try would be to leave the car 
somewhere safe for about a week with a little gas in the tank, and run the 
engine so that all the lines get filled.

You may find that after a week or so the leak will stop on its own.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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