just bought the dennyt 2 pin, installed it and test drove it... got home and realized the truck would not shut off.. Somehow the fuel shutoff solnoid broke again this is the THIRD ONE... So my question is how many peices of rubber can a VE pump eat befor something really baaaad happens.. I hate to go to the pull cord method or is there a better shut off soinoid???

 

Have you been modifying the plunger tip before installing the new solenoids? Mine is still going strong 3 years + since I modified it.

 

no should i have it is only 6mo old

 

Yeah, before you put the next one in, chuck the plunger in a low speed drill and sand the tip flat, then radius the edge over.

The factory setup is concave with a pretty sharp lip, that leaves a thin and kinda floppy edge hanging out in a high velocity/high pressure fuel stream so it gets tore off. Flattening the tip and radiusing the edge makes it stronger and more "aerodynamic". That's my theory, anyway.

 

any brands better than other... and where can i find the cheapest

 

http://www.volkswaparts.com/PumpSolenoid.htm

 

thanks dave. so how rubber can a VE pump eat

 

I dunno. Most of the rubber winds up in the delivery valves, the rest gets caught by the screens in the injectors. Is it still running smooth?

 

truck runs great.. just woundering how hard it is to remove the junk from the pump... or is it not that big of a problem??

 

If it's running smooth don't worry about it.

 

It wouldn't hurt to pull out the return line banjo to inspect and clean that screen if you suspect debris in the pump. Maybe nothing else is presently damaged, but could be long term issues due to reduced cooling/flow through the return line.

 

i will pull the return line this wekend... thanks for the info

 

just had this happen twice on my truck, once yesterday at noon replaced with a different rubber tip and again tonight, both times after running a custom cut fuel pin and running it hard
time to reshape the tip i guess

 

Is that the little short line on the top right of the pump?

 

No, that's the AFC. Down lower, with a line disappearing back alongside the block...