Fuel Pump MK3 1989, 2.0 OHC Petrol Motor

[Mauritx]

Hello, I have some issues with my fuel pump..
There is almost not fuel in the fuelfilter, the one before the carburettor, I believe I have some issues
with the fuel pump, I just take a hammer and knock carefully on the pump and it starts to work
but after I leave the car during the night the problem return (I knock again on the fuel pump and the motor starts).

I bought a new pump and I got just two very thin papper shims (around 1 to 2 mm?), the one that is installed has a thick that is almost 10mm.

I am just wandering if I have to use the thick one or it is enough just using the thin ones? I am afraid of destroying the mechanism inside the motor (a bar perhaps)
is the spring goes too deep inside? I don't know how this work, and I have not tried to mount the new one before asking, just in case.

Thanks in advance for any help!

B/R

[Chug]

Are the push levers the same length? the thicker gasket one probably has a longer lever, they fit against an eccentric lobe on the end of the camshaft.

[Mauritx]

Are the push levers the same length? the thicker gasket one probably has a longer lever, they fit against an eccentric lobe on the end of the camshaft.

I don't know cause I have not yet dismounted the old one, but perhaps I will measure. I am afraid of getting the eccentric lobe destroyed if the push lever is way tooo long in.

But I believe the better way to know is to measure and in this case I will use the thicker or thinner one.

[bortaf]

The 2 thin gaskets fit either side of the spacer gasket, that's why there are 2 of them
there is no lever just a rod on the pinto pumps, i sits against the dizzy shaft not the camshaft

[Mauritx]

The 2 thin gaskets fit either side of the spacer gasket, that's why there are 2 of them
there is no lever just a rod on the pinto pumps, i sits against the dizzy shaft not the camshaft

Thanks a lot. It sounds logic that there is two of them. Nevertheless it is almost impossible to unscrew the bottom bolt, the oil filter in on the way, Perhaps I have to removed it?

[bortaf]

Never had to before ? i use ratchet spanners which makes it easyer
it's also easyer if you have the short oil filter.