I broke the fuel outlet nipple off one..
it gets to be old brittle plastic ..
I was a bit cavalier with it ...bit in a hurry ...pop !
that's how.
lol.
not hard to do actually.

Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 1:54 PM
Subject: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump

> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Stephen Grisanti
> <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> Then there are those of us who set out to change the filter as a normal
>> maintenance and wind up BREAKING the fuel pump and have to replace it
>> also.
>> Just one of those learning experiences where a $20/30 minute job becomes
>> a
>> $200 weeklong-wait-for-the-parts-to-arrive job.  Makes you cautious about
>> touching anything unless you absolutely must.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
> Stephen,
>
> I mean no disrespect or any ill will but how on earth does one break the
> fuel pump when changing a filter? That must have been one heck of a
> terrible
> drag of a situation.
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus