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vw1974slugbug Fri Nov 21, 2003 11:22 am

I changed everything that has to do with my brakes except my hard lines so I was going at it when I ran into the strangest thing, my hard lines for my brakes are running througfh an electronic fuel pump. Could anyone possibly tell me why this might be? I would of never known except there is no fluid going to the back and I noticed fluid in the back in front of the seat. The connection that was running into the electronic fuel pump was leaking. Any suggestion or comments? :?

UncleBob Fri Nov 21, 2003 12:28 pm

You've GOTTA be looking at the fuel hard line. That, or your Super used to be a space-machine, and you're messing with the Flux Transducer.

be careful!

turboblue Fri Nov 21, 2003 1:56 pm

Are you sure it's a pump? Might be a line lock. They look somewhat similar. PO might have been a racer.

UncleBob Fri Nov 21, 2003 2:09 pm

Wouldn't you want to line-lock the FRONT brakes, though?

TimGud Fri Nov 21, 2003 4:57 pm

Might be a line lock that was used as theft prevention,but it can't be a fuel pump.

bljones Fri Nov 21, 2003 5:50 pm

Post a pic. could be a line-lock used as a poor man's emergency brake, in which case you have another set of problems.

vw1974slugbug Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:58 pm

Well I took out the electronic fuel pump that was connected to my brake lines after I had my wife and father inlaw both verify that is what it was so I could keep my sanity. I put in a coupling and bled the brakes now they work like brand new. If someone can tell me how I will post a picture.[/list]

vw1974slugbug Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:30 pm

here is the pumphttp://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/126499.jpg

UncleBob Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:33 pm

Just click on the picture you uploaded to the gallery, paste it in here, highlight it, then click the 'img' tag above.





By the way, I have no idea why someone installed a fuel pump in your brake lines. I would never have believed it.

vw1974slugbug Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:36 pm

well I could figure it out either so I took it out. Fixed the problem. :D

keifernet Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:02 pm

I've seen alot of crazy( stupid) shit done to VW's in my days but this does rank in the top 10 or so.... sheeesh! :roll:



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