Hello and Fuel Pump Options

[derelict74]

Howdy folks, new to the 914 world here, ( not to VW's had lots back in the day...)just aquired a 74 2.0 that was allegedly the restoration project of the laziest man alive for the whopping price of " I don't want to deal with it" ...ie zero.

now to the tricky part, it's been sitting for many moons, and the sum total of his restoration was to take random things apart , and make my life more difficult. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/spank.gif)

So right now I'm trying to get it started , as I'm moving in two weeks, and it would make my life much easier if I could actually drive the thing the 30 miles to the new place ( I'm probably dreaming, but it's worth a shot)

anyways on to the fuel pump. I can get the pump to run, but when connected to gas, it just fills up with gas, and stops.

gas appears to be getting in through a small hole ( 1/8 or so ) through into the motor from the pump chamber.

Is there supposed to be something in there that's fallen out? cuz as it sits, I don't see how it could possibly NOT just fill up the pump with gas...

if I can't get this thing to work reliably, I'll get a generic pump ala one of the ones listed in this thread... http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...f=2&t=32241&hl=

So, any bright ideas out there?

cheers,
ryan

[derelict74]

electrics are fine, or mostly, doens't seem like the mice ate anything too important..., the pump will run for a while, after I take it apart and drain the gas out of it....

Fuel tank is one of the things he'd removed so it was all drained and reasonably clean.


So basically it's not so much an electical issue, as one of keeping the gasoline out of the inner workings of the pumps electric motor...

guess it's a question for the other cheap buggers out there who've tried to fix their own fuel pumps....

and what's supposed to be in that little hole in there...

thanks for the help guys. all the parts are there for this car, their just in a bunch of unlabelled boxes in the shed...

once I've established that the engine does run and that the tranny isn't humped (two things that would turn this from a fun project to another money pit I don't need) I'll deal with the rust...passenger side rocker is ugly, but my rusty old landcruiser has given me a fair bit of practice at welding and fabwork, so that part I'm ok with.

So yes. I think hell hole is a rather good name for that spot under the battery.
cheers,
ryan