Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:05:44 -0500
Reply-To: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: fuel pump, gas fires
In-Reply-To: <41612FDC.1070207@fyi.net>
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Eric:
You are absolutely correct! In this case, I never even took the pump
off, just reversed the wires ON the pump, turned on the ignition, opened
the rear hatch, moved the flapper arm on the AFM (I've removed the cover
and just leave it held in place by gravity), a couple of tries (maybe
3), I heard it whirr. Changed the wires back, working ever since.
One cannot overstate how dangerous gasoline is, especially in your
garage or other building. Bad enough to burn your Vanagon, much worse to
burn down your garage or house. (One of my brothers did this once while
working on a BOSCH FI system.! No one injured, but his insurance company
and pride took a BIG hit! NOT the Porsche mechanic brother, the engineer
brother!)
Al Brase
Eric Zeno wrote:
> Everytime I read stories like this I see a guy connecting a battery
> to the fuel pump with wires that are sparking around fuel vapors.
> To the unobvious here: Caution! fuel vapors and sparks = bomb!
> big explosion! Fire! WARNING WARNING !!!!
> ERic
>
> jimt wrote:
>
>> On 10/3/04 11:44 PM, "Al and Sue Brase" <albeeee@MCHSI.COM> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> This might be a REALLY good idea for a spare. I've parted a few and
>>> carried the old pumps around for years. Once, I checked out one of
>>> these
>>> spares- it was LOCKED UP!
>>> If you get a new one, it's packed for long storage with plastic
>>> plugs or
>>> something. Probably the put some light oil in it to keep down the
>>> corrosion.
>>> If it's important that your spare actually works when you need it,
>>> maybe
>>> it's worth spending $149 to have one that works.
>>> Having said that, I've been driving at least one type 2 vehicle with
>>> one
>>> of these pumps continuously since 1982 and I've never had one fail.
>>> (Well- the one in the 80 westy locked up once. I reversed the polarity
>>> and got it freed up- it's still in there!)
>>> I'd figure at least 1/3 million miles on about 4 different vehicles. I
>>> don't lay awake nights worrying about fuel pumps!
>>> Al Brase
>>> Vanagons
>>>
>>> The Bus Depot wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> FWIW, we currently have the correct Bosch pump on sale, for $149.
>>>> This is
>>>> $40 to $60 less than just about anywhere else - and it's the
>>>> correct Bosch
>>>> pump with the proper fit and specs.
>>>>
>>>> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=0580463016
>>>>
>>>> - Ron Salmon
>>>> The Bus Depot, Inc.
>>>> www.busdepot.com
>>>> (215) 234-VWVW
>>>>
>>>> _____________________________________________
>>>> Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> For the fuel pumps I have on my shelf I have done the same thing the
>> factories do. I ran a light oil through them after I tested them for
>> running on gas. For the test run they were set up with a couple
>> lengths of
>> hose connected to a one gallon can of gas. Started pump and let run for
>> half hour recirculating the fuel through the gas can. Then a quick few
>> seconds with the oil poured in. note the LIGHT oil. Not heavy motor
>> oil.
>>
>> ........................................
>> jimt
>> Planned insanity is best.
>> Remember that sanity is optional.
>> http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info)
>> http://www.westydriver.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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