electric fuel pump

[greg press]

I’ve had it with my mechanical fuel pump.Today when out for a drive my car quit working in a bad section of town where I witnessed a fight police being called and etc.I’m looking into elect fuel pumps any advice would help

[Paul Mossberg]

Hi Greg,

I have some advice…don’t break down in that part of town! Glad you are ok!

An electric fuel pump really should not be necessary, especially on a stock 1600 cc VW.

Before you take that plunge, have you gone through the rest of the fuel system? Hoses can look great on the outside but be collapsing on the inside. Don’t forget the short hose between the steel line in the tunnel and the steel line that goes through the fan shroud.

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[edward ericson]

Ditto that. Check your mechanical fuel pump flow–and be vigilant with the filter(s). My only real break down so far came as the first tank of fuel got down below 1/4. It was crud in the tank lodging in the fuel filter. 

Electric pumps have been known to fail as well.

[Jeff]

Where are you planning on mounting it? What do you have for a fuel tank and where?

[greg press]

At the risk of sounding stupid I decided to tell everyone about my findings. When I got it home and posted what I thought my problem was. I did some investigating. This is what I found my fan belt was loose to the point that it did nothing that is why the fuel pump didn’t work. As the car would heat up it would become even looser and just slide around the two pullies and it wore out the teeth on the belt. I believe this has been the problem with a lot of my problems on over heating. The fan wasn’t working to cool the engine and the oil cooler. If nothing else i’m learning. Thanks everyone! from a future VW mechanic

[Anonymous]

      Greg : The fan   belt repair fixed the cooling problem. It may have fixed the fuel problem in a round about way. The fuel pump is driven by the camshaft. Not the fan belt. But fixing the fan belt caused the engine to run cooler,no more vapor lock The cooler running engine did away with the vapor lock.

[Paul Mossberg]

I agree with George’s summary of what probably occurred.

 

And for the record…don’t ever feel like you are asking a stupid question. Believe me, I’ve been there. And I bet just about everybody here has too!

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[greg press]

I’m proud of myself. After talking to you guys an a local mechanic I decided not to put an electric fuel pump in. I set up a syphon going into the carb and the car ran good. Took off the fuel pump and discovered that the pin that holds the lever that the rod hits was most of the way out. With some stress I managed to get it back in. I decided that I went this far so I guess I will take it apart an clean it. so I did. Put it back on the car and away it went. I put some JW weld on the pin that should hold it in place. I also put a new fan belt on.       

[Paul Mossberg]

Way to go Greg! 

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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