<VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump

[Ron]

There are always those who think they know a lot more than General Motors.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Ness" <aircoolvair at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump


> If being a Luddite is not fixing what isn't broke, then I be a Luddite. 
> Trouble is a  "Luddite" is a term describing those opposed to 
> industrialization etc. That include oh the Corvair. That being the case 
> why would you need any kind of fuel pump. All my Corvairs have mechanical 
> fuel pumps. Luddites unite!!
>
> Frank
>
>
> --- On Sat, 7/24/10, jimster1 <jimster1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> From: jimster1 <jimster1 at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:23 PM
>> Amen, all of this yack about leaking
>> fuel pumps kind of validates the
>> electric fuel pump. I'd say that a pump dribbling
>> fuel into the engine
>> compartment is inherently more dangerous than ANY perceived
>> problem stemming
>> from a crash, to say nothing about filling your crankcase
>> with gas and
>> diluting to oil to the point of engine failure. But
>> if the Luddites wish to
>> continue wax romantic about the virtues of mechanical
>> pumps, I guess there
>> is nothing the enlightened can do about it.
>> Jim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]
>> On Behalf Of shortle
>> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:45 AM
>> To: jvhroberts at aol.com;
>> tony.underwood at cox.net;
>> virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
>>
>> And electric fuel pumps will NOT fill your crankcase with
>> gasoline.
>> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
>> Experienced in the early '80s with a very full crankcase of
>> oil + gas
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: jvhroberts at aol.com
>> >Sent: Jul 24, 2010 12:02 PM
>> >To: tony.underwood at cox.net,
>> virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> >Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Late fuel pumps are better than early fuel pumps!!
>> >
>> >John Roberts
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Tony Underwood <tony.underwood at cox.net>
>> >To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> >Sent: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 10:18 am
>> >Subject: Re: <VV> 1967 Corvair Monza fuel pump
>> >
>> >
>> >At 08:39 PM 7/23/2010, Charles Lee wrote:
>> >
>> >>I know this is the right pump, since it was running
>> fine, before
>> >
>> >>sitting a while.
>> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >>Now, runs OK and it leaks a bit but the seals and
>> surfaces look fine
>> >
>> >>- not cracked, pinched or anything.
>> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >>It would seem that the seals could be replaced for
>> less than $70 to
>> >
>> >>buy everything else as a package
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I bought a couple of fuel pump rebuild kits about 20
>> years ago at a
>> >
>> >show, paid 13 bucks each for them
>> iirc. Last time I ever saw a
>> >
>> >rebuild kit for a 'Vair pump.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Since then I've overhauled several myself by making
>> gaskets and
>> >
>> >reworking the valve block, either replacing bad valves,
>> depending on
>> >
>> >the pump or replacing the whole block itself.
>> I rescued several
>> >
>> >valve blocks from bogus pumps I ran across... gaskets
>> and diaphragms
>> >
>> >were of course useless but the valve blocks were fine.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I have another bogus pump behind me as I speak that's
>> likely gonna
>> >
>> >get overhauled with the correct stuff as
>> well. It's never been used
>> >
>> >and its gaskets are cracking just from sitting on the
>> shelf.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >tony..
>> >
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