[tcb] Re: A Newby Introduction and plea for a part!
- From: "Andrew Barnes" <deabarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 17:26:53 -0600
I know that the late FI beetle fuel pumps are the same as the one on my 78
westy ,I don't know about the 79' , you might check at a beetle repair shop
lots of people hate the FI and pull it off and through it away that's were I
got mine . and Welcome to the list Mike
Drew
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From: "Dan Martin" <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx>
To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: A Newby Introduction and plea for a part!
> Busdepot.com has them on sale for 159.00 Bosch:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=GFP301
>
> or 99.00 for what I bet is China:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=043906091
>
> I think Brian is talking about a "facet" pump like this one:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=412010
>
> You can get a "facet" pump at any auto parts store.
> I think there some reasons not to use them.
>
> (Terry or Larry may have what you need?)
>
>
> Dan & Katrina Martin
> 1971 VW Bus
> H.B.B.
> T.C.B.
>
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>
> On Dec 4, 2006, at 10:50 AM, sidecar wrote:
>
> > Hi Brian-
> >
> > I was unaware that there was a different electric 35psi pump
> > available from what I have now. Do you have a brand name I could
> > look for?
> > Thanks for the info.
> >
> > Mike Selvey
> > '79 Westy (Santa Fe Edition)
> >
> > Brian Denning wrote:
> >
> >> why not get a block off plate for the spot the pump goes and buy
> >> and electric pump? it's cheaper easier and works just as good.
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: [tcb] Re: A Newby Introduction and plea for a part!
> >>> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:41:25 -0800 (PST)
> >>>
> >>> I just looked on ebay and a new pump is $79.00. I will look
> >>> around by parts bins and see what I have. It should be the same
> >>> as a Vanagon's
> >>>
> >>> sidecar <sidecar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi all!
> >>>
> >>> The good Doctor Sammy Smith turned me on to this list, and I am
> >>> grateful
> >>> to have an even larger pool of VW people to turn to that I have at
> >>> present with the East Texas Vee-Dub Club.
> >>>
> >>> I have a 1979 Westfalia, in Mexico Beige, which I acquired from eBay
> >>> after checking it out in Tyler. It had a BAD motor, so I put out the
> >>> big bucks to have the guys at Oak Hill rebuild the complete long
> >>> block,
> >>> and have subsequently added a rebuilt starter and alternator. I also
> >>> restored the complete fuel injection system (with used parts off a
> >>> runner), since I just couldn't seem to get the 2-Barrel progressive
> >>> Weber carb to work right. I hope to get another 100K out of it
> >>> (it had
> >>> 109K when I got it). Happily, it spent most of its former life in
> >>> Colorado, so it is virtually rust-free. I try to drive it daily, and
> >>> just LOVE being up high and back behind the wheels of a Westy again!
> >>>
> >>> When I was young and dumb (19), I had a 1966 Westy, which I
> >>> abused to
> >>> the point of having to replace an engine every year, commuting from
> >>> Austin to Dallas every weekend with my pedal to the metal to
> >>> visit my
> >>> then girlfriend (now wife). One day, I took a turn a little too fast
> >>> and laid the whole thing over! That pretty much totalled it,
> >>> cosmetically, and I finally sold it after the motor died again
> >>> for the
> >>> interior (which was flawless wood....if only the '79 was as nice!)
> >>> Well......33 years later, I've got another Westy! I wanted a split
> >>> window, but the prices seem to have creeped up a little on them
> >>> since
> >>> "back in the day"!
> >>>
> >>> So anyway...here's my present predicament. I just got the oil
> >>> changed
> >>> up at Oak Hill, and while I was there I mentioned that I was
> >>> having a
> >>> TERRIBLE time trying to start this camper on cold mornings.
> >>> Daniel got
> >>> underneath the van and noticed I had a pinhole crack in my fuel
> >>> pump.
> >>> He wiped it off, and ten minutes later, it was slightly wet
> >>> again. So,
> >>> it's leaking a little, but that means my fuel system is not
> >>> holding the
> >>> 35psi pressure overnight, thus causing me grief to try to start
> >>> in the
> >>> morning. Considering its location, I guess it's also a possible fire
> >>> hazard, so I quit driving it this weekend. It's my only personal
> >>> 4-wheel transportation, so that's kinda crimping my style! I have a
> >>> very nice '72 Norton Commando, but it's a little chilly out there
> >>> for
> >>> motorcycling at the moment!
> >>>
> >>> Does ANYONE out there have a used fuel pump for a 1979, 2000cc,
> >>> fuel-injected Westfalia? Or any idea where I could find one? Oak
> >>> Hill
> >>> has a nice brand new Bosch in a box, but this close to Christmas,
> >>> I just
> >>> can't manage the price of a new one. I have two sets of numbers:
> >>> GFP301, and 0580 463 016.
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone help?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance for any info.
> >>>
> >>> PS: Later this week I am picking up a box of (4) used ECU's for this
> >>> model. Anyone wanna trade a pump for one?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again.
> >>>
> >>> Mike Selvey
> >>> 1514 East Austin St.
> >>> Nacogdoches, TX 75965
> >>> 936-552-7439
> >>> sidecar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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