Date:         Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:17:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: 2.1 Fuel Pump Spewing Gas
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Being a rebuild, anything is possible. The crimp had to be opened and
re-sealed to rebuild the pump. Is it possible that at some point you ran low
on fuel in the past?

Dennis

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Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 10:25 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 2.1 Fuel Pump Spewing Gas

Folks:  Anyone ever had their electric fuel pump spew gas out the joint
between the bakelite plastic body and the crimped aluminum housing?   No
question that I'm needing a new pump, but any idea as to what causes/caused
this?  It's a remanufactured pump I was "forced" to buy on the road ini
Nebraska a couple years ago.

1.  The engine runs okay so it's getting adequate fuel pressure according to
my gauge(22-30 PSI).
2. Only getting 15mpg(duhh!!  gas is dribbling/spewing out the back of the
pump!)
3. Don't think a clogged fuel filter would cause this much back pressure.
4.  Any chance the return line has a restriction in it?

We'll go shopping for a junkyard pump up here in theNorhtwoods of WI here
shortly.  A new Pierburg my be out of the question til we get home.

Thanks

DM&FS