Your picture looks like it is a carburetor van, as opposed to fuel injection. I have never replaced the fuel pump on a carburetor van, but I did replace one with an electric fuel pump on a 73 bus. Very easy to install and total cost would be about $30-$40 here in the US. It was mounted on the underside of the bus, in a protected area. Just run a fuel hose from the tank, to the pump, to your carburetor, and put a filter in there somewhere. It is wise to also include a fuel pressure regulator, mine was mounted right onto the fuel pump. I believe the regulator was set to around 1.5 pounds, cant remember exactly. I ran the power wire fromn the pump to the positive terminal on the coil. Only thing is that it can be unsafe if an accident occurs- the pump wont automatically shut off. It worked great for over 10 years and was still on the bus when I sold it.
david
Truls Erik Johnsen wrote: > I got this advice from a guy called Jim at the Passion forum at > www.mtbr.com (he might also be around here)regarding this image: > http://superelectric.net/transporter/0004.html This is his advice: > > "Looks like the mech fuel pump is leaking at the base. I'd go ahead and > replace the pump (super cheap) along with the seal, if it was mine. > Check and see if it's a oily/gas mixture, if so, the diaphragm is > leaking. I've ruined a perfectly good 1600cc in a beetle with a leaky > diaphragm." > > I guess changing the pump is a fairly easy (is it really needed, > should'nt it be enough to change the gasket?), but I have no idea on how > to change the diaphragm. Any online descriptions on the procedure? And > how expensive is a new fuel-pump? > > Regards > > Truls Erik Johnsen > Oslo, Norway |
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