<VV> gas in oil

Michael Kovacs kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net
Fri Dec 26 14:56:31 EST 2008


 Car sat for about 4 weeks on the ramp to the garage, nose up hill. Today I started some routine maint on it and when It it started, it it pumped oil/gas out the breather and the usual places. The dip stick says I have about 6 quarts of  "oil".

 I know it gravity flowed from a full fuel tank into the fuel pump and on its merry way into the oil pan. What I want to know should I change the fuel pump?  Did this indicate that a part of the fuel pump failed and allowed the fuel from the tank to gravity through it and flow into the engine? Should the fuel pump have stopped the gravity fuel flow past it? First time this kind of problem for me in 40+ years of Corvair ownership.

 I raised the back of the car and no more fuel flow to the pump, and will drain engine / filter tomorrow.

 Should I replace the fuel pump??????????
 MIKE KOVACS 


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