Thanks Jeff. I see Dennis' notes on this. So for future reference, if one wanted to flush away debris from filter inside the fuel pump, would a gravity feed only (NO electricity) to the outlet of pump suffice? Neil.
On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 7:07 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: At least your hands are still attached! Keeping the pump filled with a fluid > was actually a very good thing to do. The fluid actually flows over the > motor armature brushes and all. Let some air in there with fuel and the > sparking at the commutator can make for some real fun. There is a reason > many cars now have the pump inside the tank. Containment! > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jeff Lincoln > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:36 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED** > > > I ran two long leads direct from the battery posts. Crimped a spade > connector on the positive wire and connected it to the negative connection > on the pump - and I left the end of the wire connected to the negative of > the battery free- I had the pump set up with two lengths or hose one in a > large container of rubbing alcohol (I suppose gas would have worked fine I > just didn't have any except what was in my tank) and the other into a large > glass jug. When I was ready to go I would just carefully touch the negative > wire to the positive on the pump and away she went - but I never left it on > there for more than a few seconds at a time. > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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