Maybe expected a bit more...., Recent Fuel pump purchase Options

[914Next]

Not sure if I'm just ranting, venting or just verbalizing a bit of disappointment. And let me say that I fully accept and I don't expect any guarantees (unless a seller offers one) in buying a part on the World but I'm just a bit disappointed after my recent (september) purchase of what was supposedly a very nice (possibly NOS?) 3 port fuel pump for my 914. I bought it as a spare and then found reason to actually need it a couple of weeks ago. When my service guy installed it, it leaked terribly so I had to quickly buy a remanufactured one and overnight to my service garage.

Won't disclose the seller but he is one of the most highly respected contributors on the World. We negotiated a bit and I agreed to pay $600 for this part....premium money.

I don't expect a refund but I sent a note to him telling him that the part was unusable.

What did I expect? I guess maybe a "damn, really sorry about that" or some other simple acknowledgement that spending $600 in good faith and ending up needing to spend another $500 for a re-manufactured pump is a real bummer.

But, no response. I guess in the end I am just venting and feeling like as a seller I would have handled it differently. But....I move on.

[914Sixer]

My fuel pump rebuilder says to drop whole pump in Kerosene for storage.

[Superhawk996]

My fuel pump rebuilder says to drop whole pump in Kerosene for storage.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Thanks for that confirmation. Currently buried in storage but when I find it I think I’ll do exactly as you’ve suggested.

[StarBear]

My fuel pump rebuilder says to drop whole pump in Kerosene for storage.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Thanks for that confirmation. Currently buried in storage but when I find it I think I’ll do exactly as you’ve suggested.

@Superhawk996
@914Sixer
I have a spare pump that I keep “in car”. Can soak it in kerosene but any suggestions as to what/how to keep “in car” for roadside breakdowns?
PS: it is rebuilt (somewhat recently, in Sept 2022, AFAIK), not NOS.

[Superhawk996]

My fuel pump rebuilder says to drop whole pump in Kerosene for storage.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Thanks for that confirmation. Currently buried in storage but when I find it I think I’ll do exactly as you’ve suggested.

@Superhawk996
@914Sixer
I have a spare pump that I keep “in car”. Can soak it in kerosene but any suggestions as to what/how to keep “in car” for roadside breakdowns?
PS: it is rebuilt (somewhat recently, in Sept 2022, AFAIK), not NOS.

@starbear

I just used bits of hose and bolts as plugs with hose clamps to seal to keep the kerosene inside the pump. Then double bagged it in ziplock freezer bags just in case.

If I were going to carry that in a car, bouncing around, I’d probably get one of those small waterproof plastic boxes (sorta’ like Tupperware) and put the bags in that. That way, no risk of leaking in car and smelling kerosene forever.

[StarBear]

My fuel pump rebuilder says to drop whole pump in Kerosene for storage.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Thanks for that confirmation. Currently buried in storage but when I find it I think I’ll do exactly as you’ve suggested.

@Superhawk996
@914Sixer
I have a spare pump that I keep “in car”. Can soak it in kerosene but any suggestions as to what/how to keep “in car” for roadside breakdowns?
PS: it is rebuilt (somewhat recently, in Sept 2022, AFAIK), not NOS.

@starbear

I just used bits of hose and bolts as plugs with hose clamps to seal to keep the kerosene inside the pump. Then double bagged it in ziplock freezer bags just in case.

If I were going to carry that in a car, bouncing around, I’d probably get one of those small waterproof plastic boxes (sorta’ like Tupperware) and put the bags in that. That way, no risk of leaking in car and smelling kerosene forever.

Great! Thanks. Now, where to get kerosene - a camping store or flaps