[tcb] Re: Fuel pump gasket(s)?

No, those were pictures of the brand new, old style, pump and the two
"wide open" gaskets that came with it. I'll be looking for a rebuild
kit for the old one so I can toss it in the box as a spare.

Heck, the old one might not even have a bad diaphragm. The carb was so
nasty that it's entirely possible that the float was stuck and causing
the block to fill with gasoline and it "unstuck" itself when I started
rattling it around to remove it.

Carb kits are getting cheaper now (without going down on price). No
replacement float so I'm glad mine looked OK. Just a box of gaskets and
an inlet valve for $16.

Gerald

On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:03:16 -0800 (PST)
sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Gerald:  I assume those photos are of the old fuel pump, original
> style.  The rod for the old style pump is 108mm long (4.25").  If
> your new fuel pump is the alternator style (bent to the left) then
> you need the new shorter rod which is 100mm long (3 7/8").  The use
> of the long rod in the later style pump will crater the new pump
> immediately.  You might find some useful info here.
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=386878&highlight=fuel+pump+rod
>  
> 
> --- On Fri, 2/5/10, Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Fuel pump gasket(s)?
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 1:27 AM
> 
> 
> http://65.170.133.65/photos/thumbnails.php?search=new+fuel+pump&album=search&caption=on&type=AND
> 
> I have a thick spacer under the pump and a 4.25" push rod.
> 
> I'll have to try to save the old paper gasket from the top of the
> spacer.
> 
> G2
> 
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:45:58 -0800 (PST)
> sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I usually just pack up the bottom of the fuel pump with regular old
> > grease, not axle grease but grease gun suspension type grease.
> > Don't know why you didn't get the normal top fuel pump gasket.
> > Standard fare in overhaul gasket sets and most fuel pumps I have
> > seen.
> > 
> > --- On Thu, 2/4/10, Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > From: Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [tcb] Fuel pump gasket(s)?
> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 6:10 PM
> > 
> > 
> > The old fuel pump was as I am used to. Solid paper gasket underneath
> > and packed with axle grease.
> > 
> > The new pump has two gaskets in the box. Both are "wide open" where
> > the 'works' are. If I pack it with grease it'll just flush down into
> > the push rod hole. 
> > 
> > I broke down and looked at the "instructions" and it says to grease
> > the end of the push rod and "lubricate internal parts of the pump
> > and block"? 
> > 
> > I assume just putting a "healthy amount" of grease in the fuel pump
> > works while not packing it like a wheel bearing should be OK?
> > 
> > G2
> > 
>

Other related posts: