FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, any afforable options? Options

[chazt74914]

So I had replaced all the old frayed fuel lines under my '74 2.0 since they were starting to leak. Now that I have finished, (bitch of a job under that RH side) the electric fuel pump has started seeping fuel from the electrical connect terminal area.
This original style pump looks to be a sealed unit and the only replacement option I have found is a rebuilt from Auto Atlanta @ $400 exchange. There are other elect pumps out there for less but are designated for carb units. I still have the D-jet system in place and working well so I am not interested in converting to carbs.
Anybody out there know of a less-expensive option?

[Tom_T]

Hey Folks, while those engine bay firewall installs look very well done ....

I'm going to weigh in here against the engine firewall position, based on both my personal experience of 100,000+ miles & 8 years of DD Southwest/SoCal driving of my 73 914-2.0 post relocation often in 100-120 degree desert summer heat, & upon the expertise of my mechanic of 41+ years on 914s, who was factory trained on 914s before they came out, & was Circle Porsche's (Long Beach CA) 914 specialist, before he started his own shop in `72 - not to mention the Porsche factory TSB or Service Bulletin which came out on the vapor lock problem in 74 or 75.

Moving it to the engine bay firewall is just not going to get the FP out of the engine bay heat, which causes the vapor lock & the main reason to move them at all, which was why Porsche came up with the 70-74 MY service bulletin to put it behind the steering rack on the front bulkhead below the fuel tank.

It's really no harder to do it there - cuz you just undo 4 bolts on the steering rack cover & have probably easier access to the position where the factory recco'ed, especially with the repro Porsche Service Bulletin Parts Kit (fuel filter is in stock location too). There is absolutely no need to pull the fuel tank nor any other shenanigans.

IMHO - IF you have vapor lock & hot start problems, then do the move up front as per the SB.

Here are some crappy pix of my FP at the lower front trunk-to-cabin firewall, just to the right of the center tunnel portal where the fuel lines daylight, & is added where the original longer rubber fuel lines would go over to the fuel tank outlet (yes, it's a 3-port furl pump for 70-74 MYs).

Looking from passenger side at the 3-line connections (just to left of steering rack boot) -----v


Looking from driver's side - silver circle is back end of FP (at right center, partially obscured by floor pan/wall, to right of steering rack gear) ----V


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Tom
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