Yes, I had a "rebuilt" pump from unknown manufacturer leak at the
crimp while on vacation last summer.  Wasn't noisiy, just horrible
gas mileage, obvious spew from under the car, uh... oh yeah and that
fire hazard thing.  Getting home thanks to a shop in Wausau,
I  decided to not cave in to the bad crimp.

I decided to put the infamous Gougeon Brothers West System epoxy to
the test by wrapping a duct tape collar around the metal body of the
pump after sanding the aluminum and bakelite parts, I catalyzed a
couple ounces and poured the epoxy right up to the metal spade
terminals.  The pump spins fine and the test run on the car divulged
that there were no more leaks.  Would I trust this pump over the long
haul?  Prolly not, but I'm thinking it can serve well as a
spare.  After paying $250 for it from a shyster outfit in Omaha, I
was determined to get some more life out of it.  I didn't mix any
kevlar or glass choppings in there for strength, but maybe next
time.  If I wanted to make it bullet proof, I'd have lined the duct
tape with peel ply so the epoxy would bond better to a subsequent
wrapping of glass or kevlar.

I sorta like to play with stuff like this.

DM&FS

At 03:15 PM 12/19/2006, roger sisler wrote:

>Hello, anyone ever heard of a leaking Vanagon ,Bosh fuel pump? I
>mean leaking at the connector section.Not from a filter. I searched
>the archives from May 2000. I found 422 mentions of fuel pumps.Most
>were for noisy pumps. non for leaking cases.There is an o-ring that
>seals the end up. Never seen one leak, myself.Roger
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