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Re: [T3] fuel pump needed
On 13 Dec 2007 at 6:14, Tony Rongey wrote:
> It occured to me the other day that we may have a new
> killer. I wonder how well the rubber in the old check
> valve nipples is holding up to ethanol.
After 30+ years, those nipples are starting to fail. The one on my
'73 failed a couple years ago, leading me to find a cure for the
problem. Now, one of the main things I do when I rebuild one of these
pumps is to replace that tip with a piece that I machine out of
Teflon.
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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