Re: [T3] fuel pump woes

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 9 Aug 2008 at 20:41, matthew Stanfield wrote:

> I tried submerging the pump in diesel and applying 12v to it.  
> Nothing. The pump did not get hot while submerged, but it did not  
> even pretend like it was going to kick in either. I am going to leave  
> it soak in diesel for a while (i probably will not get back to it  
> again until monday) and then try again. If i still get nothing, i  
> will try switching pump bodies.
> 
> My head was just rebuilt by Jim (at CHRISTmas time) and has not been  
> used since.

Just plopping it in diesel probably won't do anything, because the 
fuel won't get to where it's needed, but reversing the connections 
back and forth may break it loose if there's some minor problem.

There's a bit of a trick to getting the heads assembled correctly 
again, so I really don't recommend this. Sometimes just loosening the 
head will make it free up, and sometimes when you remove the head you 
will find the dirt that caused the problem.

If you have problems after it's reassembled, I'll put it back 
together for you as long as you pay the postage. Just don't lose any 
parts.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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