I had the filter loose and was trying to get the hose linking pump-to-filter loose at the pump end and in wrestling with it managed to snap off the plastic nipple on that (the rearmost) end of the fuel pump. The outlet end. I posted about it years ago. Just one of those intensely maddening things. I had no idea the damn thing was plastic. I've been a lot more careful ever since. That's one reason I like getting parts from vans in junkyards; you get practice removing things before having to do it on your own van and may therefore have a better idea of how to approach that task when the time comes. I was able to splint the outlet end together again using extremely thinwall tubing from a hobby shop to make an inner sleeve, then JB Welded everything together with some thin nylon as wrap and cast material also impregnated with the JBW. That pump now lives in the spares bin in the van in case I or some hapless Vanagon owner needs one in a pinch. Stephen --- On Tue, 2/15/11, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> Subject: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 4:54 PM
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: Then there are those of us who set out to change the filter as a normal maintenance and wind up BREAKING the fuel pump and have to replace it also. Just one of those learning experiences where a $20/30 minute job becomes a $200 weeklong-wait-for-the-parts-to-arrive job. Makes you cautious about touching anything unless you absolutely must. Stephen
Stephen, I mean no disrespect or any ill will but how on earth does one break the fuel pump when changing a filter? That must have been one heck of a terrible drag of a situation. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus |
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