Maybe expected a bit more...., Recent Fuel pump purchase |
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Maybe expected a bit more...., Recent Fuel pump purchase |
914Next |
Apr 22 2023, 08:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 702 Joined: 28-July 14 From: Ephraim Wisconsin Member No.: 17,695 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Not sure if I'm just ranting, venting or just verbalizing a bit of disappointment. And let me say that I fully accept and I don't expect any guarantees (unless a seller offers one) in buying a part on the World but I'm just a bit disappointed after my recent (september) purchase of what was supposedly a very nice (possibly NOS?) 3 port fuel pump for my 914. I bought it as a spare and then found reason to actually need it a couple of weeks ago. When my service guy installed it, it leaked terribly so I had to quickly buy a remanufactured one and overnight to my service garage.
Won't disclose the seller but he is one of the most highly respected contributors on the World. We negotiated a bit and I agreed to pay $600 for this part....premium money. I don't expect a refund but I sent a note to him telling him that the part was unusable. What did I expect? I guess maybe a "damn, really sorry about that" or some other simple acknowledgement that spending $600 in good faith and ending up needing to spend another $500 for a re-manufactured pump is a real bummer. But, no response. I guess in the end I am just venting and feeling like as a seller I would have handled it differently. But....I move on. |
Superhawk996 |
Apr 22 2023, 10:34 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,469 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
I can see this one from both sides.
Seller may have been selling a NOS pump and they certainly are hens teeth and command a premium price. Especially for the /6 low pressure version of the 3 port pump. But here’s the problem with anything NOS that contains rubber - especially seals. Rubber drys out and shrinks with age. 50 year old NOS seals are not a good thing. Seller may have been in a bind. test it with fluid (gas or kerosene) and now no one will believe it’s NOS. Likewise - he gives up the price premium for NOS once it has been “used”. Now here is my personal experience and buying on World. I bought one and tested it immediately. It worked fine and didn’t leak. I made the mistake of draining it and then having to store it for a year. Next time I used it, it began to leak. Weeping - not a ton be weeping at the electrical connector seal. Ugh! I eventually ran it for several hours and the leak stopped. The seal must have gotten wet and swelled or possible moved a bit with thermal expansion and resealed. When I put it away, this time I’m storing it with some kerosene sealed inside the housing hoping that helps prevent the seals from drying and shrinking. No idea if this will help or hurt. We’ll see. One thing is for sure, it can no longer be sold as NOS or guaranteed to not leak. I can certainly see why you are disappointed too! We all have high hopes and expectations for rare and pricy NOS parts. So it sort of is a buyer beware, have to recognize what we are dealing with which is 50 year old parts and sometimes storage and shelf wear take their toll, even on NOS. |
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