G?gay,
I have a question about the 944 FUEL PUMP.
I own a 1984 944 and recently the electric fuel pump failed. I ordered a replacement but, was curious about how the pump actually worked and why if failed, so I carefully took the old one apart. I found the reason it quit working, the commutator was scored and the brushes had lots of groves. I carefully cleaned the brushes and polished the commutator, then re-assembled the motor but left it out of the outer casing; the motor worked fine, very smooth and was reitively quiet. However, taking a good close look at the assembly to determine just how it worked, I have to assume, when the pump is correctly assembled , fuel engulfs the entire motor, to include the brushes, to get fuel from the pump end to the outlet, is that correct? I also assume, the fuel that surrounds the inner workings of the fuel pump also acts as a sound deadener, is that correct?
This exercise was not done to repair the pump just find out how it worked. Thx for taking the time to read this. Cheers
Bob