<VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump

[Frank Ness]

If being a Luddite is not fixing what isn't broke, then I be a Luddite. Trouble is a  "Luddite" is a term describing those opposed to industrialization etc. That include oh the Corvair. That being the case why would you need any kind of fuel pump. All my Corvairs have mechanical fuel pumps. Luddites unite!!

Frank


--- On Sat, 7/24/10, jimster1 <jimster1 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: jimster1 <jimster1 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:23 PM
> Amen, all of this yack about leaking
> fuel pumps kind of validates the
> electric fuel pump.  I'd say that a pump dribbling
> fuel into the engine
> compartment is inherently more dangerous than ANY perceived
> problem stemming
> from a crash, to say nothing about filling your crankcase
> with gas and
> diluting to oil to the point of engine failure.  But
> if the Luddites wish to
> continue wax romantic about the virtues of mechanical
> pumps, I guess there
> is nothing the enlightened can do about it.
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]
> On Behalf Of shortle
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:45 AM
> To: jvhroberts at aol.com;
> tony.underwood at cox.net;
> virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
> 
> And electric fuel pumps will NOT fill your crankcase with
> gasoline.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> Experienced in the early '80s with a very full crankcase of
> oil + gas
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: jvhroberts at aol.com
> >Sent: Jul 24, 2010 12:02 PM
> >To: tony.underwood at cox.net,
> virtualvairs at corvair.org
> >Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > Late fuel pumps are better than early fuel pumps!! 
> >
> >John Roberts
> > 
> >
> > 
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Tony Underwood <tony.underwood at cox.net>
> >To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> >Sent: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 10:18 am
> >Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
> >
> >
> >At 08:39 PM 7/23/2010, Charles Lee wrote:
> >
> >>I know this is the right pump, since it was running
> fine, before 
> >
> >>sitting a while.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>Now, runs OK and it leaks a bit but the seals and
> surfaces look fine 
> >
> >>- not cracked, pinched or anything.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>It would seem that the seals could be replaced for
> less than $70 to 
> >
> >>buy everything else as a package
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >I bought a couple of fuel pump rebuild kits about 20
> years ago at a 
> >
> >show, paid 13 bucks each for them
> iirc.   Last time I ever saw a 
> >
> >rebuild kit for a 'Vair pump.
> >
> >
> >
> >Since then I've overhauled several myself by making
> gaskets and 
> >
> >reworking the valve block, either replacing bad valves,
> depending on 
> >
> >the pump or replacing the whole block itself. 
>   I rescued several 
> >
> >valve blocks from bogus pumps I ran across... gaskets
> and diaphragms 
> >
> >were of course useless but the valve blocks were fine.
> >
> >
> >
> >I have another bogus pump behind me as I speak that's
> likely gonna 
> >
> >get overhauled with the correct stuff as
> well.   It's never been used 
> >
> >and its gaskets are cracking just from sitting on the
> shelf.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >tony.. 
> >
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