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]

Ok, so, that hole is supposed to be there, and nothing goes into it...

Man that just seems fuckin bizarre...having the whole motor casing totally full of gas....

Good tho I guess, means I didn't lose any tiny little parts.

Many thanks for posting those pics !!

So, then what gives, last time I had the pump in there, I'd turn the key on, and it would run for 2 seconds, then stop, I did that a few times, and then it wouldn't turn on anymore.

crawling underneath with some jumper wires I tested it with direct 12v, and no go. brushes had stuck ( and apparently the fact that I had to dump a cup of fuel out of the motor casing wasn't the problem... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) )

So, if it was trying to work too hard and couldn't move the fuel past a blockage I suppose that could happen....

hmmm. further testing is required methinks. but all in all judging by the depth of the grooves the brushes have rubbed into the comm, I'd say the pump is well aged, and could be a tad feeble...

but, I spose I'll have to crawl back into that horrible place and reinstall it again....man, cars been mine for about a week, and I'm already whining (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

cheers,
ryan

Vancouver eh JoeSpark? man I'm a-skeered of that big city...I just hide out here on my island in the woods....