<VV> Corvair fuel pumps - different designs ?

[Tony Underwood]

At 11:11 PM 7/24/2010, Charles Lee wrote:
>I only have about 4 pumps in my short experience with them, but I've 
>noticed several different designs and materials of the metal parts.
>
>One thing surprised me was that the center piece (with the valves in 
>it) can be either aluminum, about 2.5 oz., or a heavier cast metal, 
>almost 9 oz !
>
>The grooves in the base plate and the center holes are quite 
>different, too, and I haven't figure if these are from different 
>years or different mfgrs ?



There have been several aftermarket manufacturers along the 
way.   Most are pretty similar but some parts like valve body 
components won't interchange between manufacturers.   They all look 
pretty much alike.



tony..