Thanks Jeff.

I see Dennis' notes on this.

So for future reference, if one wanted to flush away debris from filter
inside the fuel pump, would a gravity feed only (NO electricity) to the
outlet of pump suffice?

Neil.

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 7:07 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

At least your hands are still attached! Keeping the pump filled with a fluid
> was actually a very good thing  to do. The fluid actually flows over the
> motor armature brushes and all. Let some air in there with fuel and the
> sparking at the commutator can make for some real fun. There is a reason
> many cars now have the pump inside the tank. Containment!
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Lincoln
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:36 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
>
>

>  I ran two long leads direct from the battery posts. Crimped a spade
> connector on the positive wire and connected it to the negative connection
> on the pump - and I left the end of the wire connected to the negative of
> the battery free- I had the pump set up with two lengths or hose one in a
> large container of rubbing alcohol (I suppose gas would have worked fine I
> just didn't have any except what was in my tank) and the other into a large
> glass jug. When I was ready to go I would just carefully touch the negative
> wire to the positive on the pump and away she went - but I never left it on
> there for more than a few seconds at a time.
>
>
--
Neil n

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