needed asap mechanical fuel pump

IN THE WEEDS Officially Full-On Dubber

226 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 28 Dec 2010, 4:12 pm

#818712

i all i need a mechanical fuel pump for a 1600 beetle
can pick up in sydney must be in working order

cheers chris
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st marys 2760

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Dec 2010, 4:40 pm

#818719

whats wrong with yours

did you try n wrap a rag around in n flood it with water ??? maybe its over heating the pump ???

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IN THE WEEDS Officially Full-On Dubber

226 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 28 Dec 2010, 5:11 pm

#818722

have tried everything its not pumping petrol through at all

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Dec 2010, 6:01 pm

#818731

many vw owners will have heaps of spare pumps

someone in Sydney may be able to help...

or new ones aren't too expensive when the shops open next week..

Lee

you can take the top off the carby
fill with petrol...
screw top back on...
start engine....
engine will go until the fuel empties out...
Lee

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Dec 2010, 6:02 pm

#818732

Hi
do you have a fuel filter in the fuel pump?

it may be blocked....

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

IN THE WEEDS Officially Full-On Dubber

226 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 28 Dec 2010, 6:06 pm

#818733

it is the rebuildable type have pulled it apart it all looks ok but will not suck any petrol through its my daily driver so just need something to get me out of trouble until i can get to the shops i rang repco and they told me $315 i fell over with laughter unless he thought i ment a new model beetle

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Dec 2010, 11:41 pm

#818820

there is also a cone shaped fuel filter in the bottom of your fuel tank...
I pulled mine out and thru it away when i restored My beetle..

so, it may be blocking Your fuel from coming out...

did you also have the fuel cap off... in case the breather is blocked...

there usually is a cone shaped fuel filter in Your pump too...

but it sounds like it may be the tank filter or breather...

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Dec 2010, 11:44 pm

#818821

another thing Chris....

If You have an early beetle with a fuel tap...
lever on the floor at the front....

at 45 degrees... roughly 2 o oclock....
it turns the fuel OFF....

straight up is normal...
and 3 o clock is on reserve...

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

waveman1500 Also rides a Honda

1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 29 Dec 2010, 12:12 am

#818822

Is there fuel in the line coming up to the pump? If you've run the tank dry and then refilled it, then you will probably get an air lock in the fuel line. The fuel pump will not pull enough vacuum on the air in the line to get fuel to start pumping through. This happened to me recently. The way I fixed it was to take the fuel line off the pump and blow into it twice, sharply. Then I took my mouth away and waited a few seconds. Blowing down into the line causes a pressure wave in the tank which breaks the air lock (or something like that) and the fuel came rushing down. I reattached the line to the pump and it then worked perfectly.

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3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 29 Dec 2010, 10:06 am

#818858

sound all good IF fuel in the tank
lol

want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Dec 2010, 3:33 pm

#818884

did u get a pump as yet if not try VW king at riverwood he may be the only one open

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 29 Dec 2010, 7:21 pm

#818914

vw54 wrote:did u get a pump as yet if not try VW king at riverwood he may be the only one open

Or me

Keeping it real !