Date:         Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:27:50 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: ba6 heater
Comments: To: Anthony Zygmunt <tzygmunt@YAHOO.COM>
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On 10/25/04 6:03 PM, "Anthony Zygmunt" <tzygmunt@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> My 81 westy has a BA6 heater.  It has not been
> functional since I have owned the van.  I took off the
> access plate today, and found that one of the
> connections on the fuel pump has melted.  I would
> assume that this might be caused by an over current to
> the pump, or a possible locked up pump.
> 
> Any Ideas?
> 
> Also if needed, does anyone have a fuel pump for the
> BA6 for sale?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Tony Zygmunt
> 
The pump is a dosing pump.  It pumps a metered squirt of fuel when triggered
rather than a continuous flow. Take the pump and connect one side to ground.
Take a lead from the other side and just tap the positive.  Carefully of
course...  You will feel/hear a chunk on the pulse.  If no chunk pump
probably is bad  and pull wire back off in case it locking up.  Normal
failure on these pumps is not a lock up but an open or failure of the little
spring.  If you have a pulse then the circuit that controls the pulse
trigger is locked on.

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