<VV> Fuel Pump Woes

[Bill H.]

B"H

JR:  No instructions, have installed 3 new pumps and never got instructions.  I 
tighten them as a matter of course, since they tend to leak around the top seal.

May be worth buying a small 1-ton arbor press to fix the problem.  Yes, my wife 
hates the car (fumes).  No, I'm not selling!   :=)

Thanks...Bill



----- Original Message ----
From: J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: Bill H. <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 12:34:47 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Fuel Pump Woes

Bill,

On new pumps, the installation instructions (used to?) tell you to tighten the 
top screws when you take it out of the box.  Don't they tell you that any more?

OR... <GRIN> are you trying to reduce the sale price of your car?

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
"Keep the Love Alive"

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 1:59 PM
Subject: <VV> Fuel Pump Woes


B"H

Hi everone! Best wishes for a happy Labor Day!

Well, I finally got bitten by the nasty fuel pump bug that seems to making the
rounds again. I've been through 3 stock-style

fuel pumps over the last couple of months, yesterday the raw gas smell was so
bad in the car that the wife threw up in the car! On the way

home from a nice dinner at a restaurant for my b'day. When I checked the
engine, I saw the telltale puffs of smoke coming from the (new) pump.
Got one more spare that I bought last month from Clark's. It has hex hold-down
bolts instead of slotted screws. I'll give that one a shot, but I'm hearing
some stories of those being just as bad.

Anyway, before she makes me get rid of the Monza, I'd like to know:

1. if anyone understands how to fix those defective fuel pumps? I read the
recent CORSA Communique article on it, but I don't understand how you're
supposed to mash the metal to keep the diaphrgm in place.

2. Is there any way of identifying a defective fuel pump by the tag?

3. Also, if I'm forced to, can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced electric
fuel pump along with any other suggestions for retrofitting such a pump
to a 69?

If I can't stop the car from those nasty smells, I'm afraid I"m gonna have to
put her up for sale, and soon!

Best regards...Bill Hershkowitz 69 Monza Coupe 110 PG




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