Leaking fuel pump, Need new fuel pump for my '73 914 2.0L FI |
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Leaking fuel pump, Need new fuel pump for my '73 914 2.0L FI |
velum |
Aug 19 2009, 10:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 4-June 08 From: Montréal, Qc, Canada Member No.: 9,135 Region Association: None |
Hi everybody,
The fuel pump in my '73 914 2.0L FI is leaking and I need to replace it. I was a bit upset to discover that this part is discontinued, and then I found "rebuilds" at AutomobileAtlanta. Well, after installing three of their so called "rebuilds" that were not working, they admitted that they are selling imitations made in China (http://www.autoatlanta.org/detail.lasso?Pa...ial_number=7902). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) They will refund me, but what a watse of time. Now, I am not sure of what I can do. I searched the web, and all I can find are all kinds of fuel pumps for the 914 (like inline fuel pumps) that have only two hose connections on them. Mine has three. I also read discussion threads from people using non-oem fuel pumps in their 914s and some of them had problems after a while. In other words, I would feel much better, if I could find an OEM fuel pump. Do you know if someone still sells them? Another alternative would be to fix my fuel pump, but I don't know if that is possible at all. Cheers! JF |
SLITS |
Aug 19 2009, 12:20 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
The '75-'76 mounted the pump in the front and still used plastic lines thru the body. Now, whether the plastic is different from that of the pre '75 I'm not sure. It's black, not clear and is 7mm supply and return and it is not CIS plastic hose.
I still can't figure out having a 7mm outlet from the tank to a 12mm(?) inlet on the pump to a 7mm outlet to the engine. Those Porsche/VW engineers just baffle me. The fault probably lies with the Bean Counters and Marketing so they could sell a specially made 7mm to 12mm hose adaptor for $30 (nylon hose reducers for about $2 work really well). |
type47 |
Aug 19 2009, 12:48 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The '75-'76 mounted the pump in the front and still used plastic lines thru the body. So if you mount yours in the front, replace the plastic lines with the Foley stainless steel lines. If the pump is in the stock position "under the battery", the pump sucks the gas so the plastic lines don't get high pressure. If the pump is in the front, the pump pushes the gas and the plastic lines are under ~30 psi so the condition of the plastic lines is critical. |
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