Re: [DMCForum] Re: The Village Idiot Returns -- Tank Mod SuggestionsWelcome

[Andrei Cular <andreic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for your confidence in my work, I have received several emails 
saying how I' m a f'ing idiot for not keeping it stock and how my car is 
going to blow up.

I have changed the mounting of the pump a few times since you saw it.  
And as soon as I get this other project out of the way I'm going to pull 
the spin-on fuel filter I have been running since Dec to see how the 
internals have held up to the pressure.  If everything is good I will 
get you the next prototype to test.



Andrei


cruznmd wrote:

>Hey Andrei,
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>Good to hear from you after all this time. I saw your work and 
>thought it was good. Bill could do worse than to get ideas from you.
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>He told me about his engine self-destruction. It's a sad thing. Just 
>when he had it running well too.
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>Rich A.
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>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Andrei Cular <andreic@xxxx> wrote:
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>>Bill
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>>First off the pump you need to run is made by Facit, and is 
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>marketed 
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>>under under the Facit name, NAPA, and Fram.  It is the most common 
>>replacement pump used on aircooled VW.  It is solid state in the 
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>sense 
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>>that it has no brushes, has a built in regulator, and should run 
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>about 
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>>$12 at any parts store.
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>>I'll send you some pictures off the list thursday eve of how I have 
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>my 
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>>tank blocked off.  I really don't want to get lectured again about 
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>fuel 
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>>safety...
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>>Andrei
>>content22207 wrote:
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>>>To put the ending first: I am soliciting suggestions for securing a
>>>plate to my former fuel pump opening. I envision a large circular 
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>disc
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>>>with a 1/4" tube stuck straight down into my Hervey baffle (filter
>>>screen attached). I just need to hold it in place, and keep crap 
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>out
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>>>of my tank. Cutting the lip off an old baffle might be easiest...
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>>>The story: While road testing my clutch installation, engine 
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>suddenly
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>>>developed what could charitably be described as an "oil leak". 
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>Belts
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>>>were slinging it absolutely everywhere. Entire engine compartment 
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>was
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>>>coated. Dripped from the timing chain cover like the DeLorean 
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>Valdez
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>>>(didn't leave oil spots on the pavement -- left amazingly large
>>>puddles). My brand new dual exhaust is black from barbequed oil. 
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>Has
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>>>even been slung out the louver vents all over the exterior (bet I'm
>>>made friends at the stop light left & right).
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>>>Checked timing cover bolts -- all were tight. Reseated the lower 8 
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>>>silicone with oversize washers to no effect.
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>>>Replaced front oil seal (one advantage of not having a muffler 
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>across
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>>>the back of your car) to no effect.
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>>>Flooded the "valley of death" as an experiment. Sure enough, water 
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>ran
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>>>into crank case and foamed my oil.
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>>>My current block has a hole in it a'la Dave Swingle (who theorizes
>>>this will become an ever increasing problem among PRV's that have
>>>spent majority of their life sitting outdoors).
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>>>Since I have a brand spanking new PRV sitting in one corner of the
>>>diesel shop, obvious solution is an engine swap on the eve of 
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>Pigeon
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>>>Forge...
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>>>Is carbureted A series, so I need 4-6 PSI fuel pressure. Wanted to 
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>go
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>>>mechanical, but I can't find a pump to fit my block (has a circular
>>>opening to the camshaft, not oblong). Volvo used dual electric 
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>pumps
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>>>even in the early 1970's, not mechanical. A regulator for my 
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>current
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>>>CI pump would cost more than a rail mounted low PSI model. So too
>>>would a low PSI pump in the existing boot. I'm looking at generic
>>>industrial pumps, mounted to flat surface, $50 or so.
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>>>As stated, a tube will run straight down into the tank, attached 
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>to a
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>>>new low pressure line to the rear of the car. Will probably put the
>>>pump back there simply because there's more mounting options.
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>>>Any suggestions to secure my plate to the tank?
>>>
>>>Bill Robertson
>>>#5939
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