[FC] Re: <VV> Second Bent Fuel Pump Pushrod!

Tue Jun 7 00:16:07 EDT 2005

I used to case harden metal projects when I was a shop teacher..... not a 
big deal.... have to wait til the next day tho to give it time to cool 
slowly....
merv
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
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Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Re: <VV> Second Bent Fuel Pump Pushrod!


> Ground and case hardened?
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Merv Krull and or Loretta Prosser" <krupross at sunwave.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 5:10 PM
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>
>
>> Do you have a metal fabrication shop nearby? Or a High School with a 
>> machine shop? They could probably make one in ten minutes or less....???
>> good luck!
>> Merv Krull
>> Salmon Arm, BC
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Greenbrier Goon" <greenbriergoon at yahoo.com>
>> To: "The Corvanatics list" <corvanatics at corvair.org>; "VV" 
>> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 10:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [FC] Re: <VV> Second Bent Fuel Pump Pushrod!
>>
>>
>>>I don't have the equipment to measure how bent the pushrod is, but bent 
>>>is bent.  It binds up as I try to push it down the alternator/filter 
>>>mount. I put it in a power drill and I could see the wobble.
>>>
>>> I think the big frustration is the amount of time wasted by these petty 
>>> parts problems. Every part I buy has to be done mail-order since there 
>>> are no Corvair vendors near me. One little problem can keep my van off 
>>> the road for weeks.
>>>
>>> When I rebuilt the engine, suspension, brakes, electrical etc for this 
>>> van back in the '90's, I took my time and did it right.  Three years 
>>> passed between the day I bought it and the day I drove it out on the 
>>> road for the first time.  I just don't have that kind of time now.  I'm 
>>> trying to move away from this town next month and this is just another 
>>> hurtle to get over.
>>>
>>> I've been into the air-cooled VW scene for more than 20 years and have 
>>> always lived near a VW parts shop.  If I get a problem part I can go 
>>> back to the place the same day and settle the problem.  It's rare that I 
>>> get a defective part for my Volkswagen.
>>>
>>> Okay.  I'm venting because I'm pissed off.  I'm sure I'll calm down in a 
>>> few days and get back to getting everything working on my van.
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe West <joew at diveaz.com> wrote:
>>> Charles,
>>>
>>> How many thousandth's out are these rods? Did you check it before you
>>> installed it or did you discover it was bent after you installed it?
>>>
>>> As far as stepping back from Corvairs because of two bent fuel pump push
>>> rods and a problem with a pilot bushing... dude... you should be 
>>> purchasing
>>> new cars if issues like these cause you grief. These cars are over 40 
>>> years
>>> old... and your issues are not over yet NOR are they likely to be.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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