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Re: [T3] fuel pump problem


On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 22:17, K5Dar@aol.com wrote:
> Yesterday I had a major malfunction with my fuel pump.  About an hour & 1/2 
> after parking in the garage I found about a gallon of gas on the floor.  While 
> taking off the hoses, the cap on the valve fell off in my hand.  I put it all 
> back together with a hose clamp.  This stopped the leak but it would not 
> start.  When I was able to check it out today, I discovered that it isn't pumping 
> anything.  Kieth told me where I might be able to get a used pump, locally, & 
> what he had heard of other people replacing the pump with.  I guess that my 
> weekend is planned for me.
> 
I am using a pump from a '80's something Ford Ranger pick with FI. It
only has 2 fittings, (no return to tank), so one of the original hoses
is plugged. The one from the pump to the "Y" fitting. It has been on the
car for 2 years now without a problem.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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