<VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump

Sat Jul 24 21:59:54 EDT 2010

Trying to improve 40-50 year old technology hardly makes one think they know more than GM. My cars also have electronic ignitions as well as all have been converted to internally regulted alternators. I also have OTTO pans and valve covers on 2 of my cars. And my FC PG has the Clarks trans pan. I also use Viton seals wherever I can. I don't think I know a lot more than General Motors. No problems here.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron <ronh at owt.com>
>Sent: Jul 24, 2010 9:33 PM
>To: Frank Ness <aircoolvair at yahoo.com>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
>
>There are always those who think they know a lot more than General Motors.
>
>RonH
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Frank Ness" <aircoolvair at yahoo.com>
>To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:09 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
>
>
>> 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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