You obviously have never taken a Vanagon fuel pump apart and dry run it. I freaked out to see the shower of sparks emitted from the brushes. I guess since they are totally immersed in gasoline there is isn't any oxygen to cause a problem. Another reason never to run out of gas. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab 60 356 T-5 Porsche http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [VANAGON] WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
> George, etal, > > I've wondered the same. I have wiring a complete antique car, all > except > the fuel sender. Until I fully understand why electricity in the fuel > tank does not blow, I refuse to install the fuel sender. Any input > on this? > Eric > > > THX0001@aol.com wrote: |
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