Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:17:26 +0200 - Message No. 6498
From: martin.franz@netway.at

Subject: Fuel pump


Hi friends,
the xrv fuel pump is a weak part. I know too much riders, who had to 
exchange it...(also mine sometimes fails :-(

As far as I have heard/seen, the main reason are burned contacts inside the 
pump (the pump works somewhat like a doorbell).
Now my questions to all "owners of a dead fuel pump":
- where burned contacts the reason of failure ?
- where the contacts totally burned away ?
- could you repair the pump and if, how ?

The reason for those questions:
maybe it is possible, to exchange this primitiv "mechanic" with an electric 
version, or to exchange the contacts itself.
An electric solution should be imho simple: just send impulses to the pump 
(the length and frequence of this impulses have to be determined).

Personaly, I believe, that most of the dead pumps can be resurected with 
such a method. What do YOU think about that ?

best regards, Martin
p.s. please post directly to me (german allowed). I will regulary inform 
xrv-list.



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