[FC] Re: <VV> Second Bent Fuel Pump Pushrod!

[Merv Krull and or Loretta Prosser]

Do you have a metal fabrication shop nearby? Or a High School with a machine 
shop? They could probably make one in ten minutes or less....???
good luck!
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greenbrier Goon" <greenbriergoon at yahoo.com>
To: "The Corvanatics list" <corvanatics at corvair.org>; "VV" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Re: <VV> Second Bent Fuel Pump Pushrod!


>I don't have the equipment to measure how bent the pushrod is, but bent is 
>bent.  It binds up as I try to push it down the alternator/filter mount.  I 
>put it in a power drill and I could see the wobble.
>
> I think the big frustration is the amount of time wasted by these petty 
> parts problems. Every part I buy has to be done mail-order since there are 
> no Corvair vendors near me. One little problem can keep my van off the 
> road for weeks.
>
> When I rebuilt the engine, suspension, brakes, electrical etc for this van 
> back in the '90's, I took my time and did it right.  Three years passed 
> between the day I bought it and the day I drove it out on the road for the 
> first time.  I just don't have that kind of time now.  I'm trying to move 
> away from this town next month and this is just another hurtle to get 
> over.
>
> I've been into the air-cooled VW scene for more than 20 years and have 
> always lived near a VW parts shop.  If I get a problem part I can go back 
> to the place the same day and settle the problem.  It's rare that I get a 
> defective part for my Volkswagen.
>
> Okay.  I'm venting because I'm pissed off.  I'm sure I'll calm down in a 
> few days and get back to getting everything working on my van.
>
> Charles
>
>
>
> Joe West <joew at diveaz.com> wrote:
> Charles,
>
> How many thousandth's out are these rods? Did you check it before you
> installed it or did you discover it was bent after you installed it?
>
> As far as stepping back from Corvairs because of two bent fuel pump push
> rods and a problem with a pilot bushing... dude... you should be 
> purchasing
> new cars if issues like these cause you grief. These cars are over 40 
> years
> old... and your issues are not over yet NOR are they likely to be.
>
>
>
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