Fuel pump

[Beilby]

Hi folks. My fuel pump died and my mechanic tells me Ducati make them no more.

Can anybody tell me where I can find an equivilant pump? It has been temporarily set up with just gravity feed for now (it is my only transport) but my mechanic tells me I will need to keep the tank over half full. It still runs the weber, by the way.

[redpaso]

give Gowanloch's a call:

http://www.ducati-gowanloch.com

[JWilliam]

I think you have two options. 1 visit your local Weber carbureter specialist with the fuel pump and quote the carb type (44DCNF). they should be able to match a new fuel pump. But don't get an injection pump. 2 take the pump apart and rewind the motor windings with equivalent transformer wire. Finally you could berate Ducati to drop their Motogp project and that silly V4 so that they can do a refit run for the Paso series.

[Beilby]

Bwahahaha - Magic suggestion RM.

And thanks for the Gowanloch idea Red.

[jomo]

Don't waste your money, just go to Repco or another parts shop and get a low pressure fuel pump. I seem to remember around 5 PSI, but it won't even need that.

I just came back from a 4000 Km ride around Victoria (annual ride with the boys). My alternator died near Melbourne.The greatest distance from home of course! I rode for about 250Km to the hotel where I plugged in my trickle charger and topped up the battery for the next day which was 520Km. Then I disconnected the fuel pump to save power, but it would starve for fuel above 90kph. So I had to remove the bloody fairing again to reconnect the pump. The battery lasted the day. That night it didn't fully charge, and with 300Km to go, it wasn't looking good. By Liverpool, the battery was down to 10.2 Volts. Luckily we had packed a "jump starter pack" so I put that in the top-box and ran a cable down to the battery. We bump started the bike and ran the last 100Km to home.

As you can see, I come prepared.

Sorry to go around your suject in such a long way, but the moral of the story is that you will get away without a fuel pump if you are doing stop start or gassing it up between corners, but on constant highway speeds, gravity is not enough!

[badhabrace]

Hi All! I had a pump failure on my 906 as well.....after a quick trip to my local Pep Boys, I fetched a Purolator universal fuel pump that is rated 3-5 psi. I think it was 36 bucks and has been working quite well! Good luck!

[tofffa]

i live in italy.here u can find quite every spare parts about ducati.if u seek for ducati dealers on web,u can get what u need...if u need i can give u some web adress.
Andrea.

[pasomio]

I finally finished restoring my 906 last month when the original fuel pump went up in flames on her first test ride....... very lucky I killed the ignition in time. Went to Pepboys, found a nifty 3-5 psi replacement ($30) and you would think it was made for those ol' carbs!

[Beilby]

Thanks for all the suggestions folks. We don't have Pep Boys over here, but I am chasing the Purolator right away. Hopefully somebody will distribute these pumps in Australia.

[richardwajer]

I made a vacuum pump from a Monster fit. It works... but whit a lot of starting problems after few days not using. Also if the bike was driven at slow speed in the city, the petrol did not go through the pump.... Wise lesson: do not trie... :funny:

After 3000kms I bought an old rusty pump from a scooter, never has been better before...

Richard

[Gwenadu]

I have also tested the Monster vacuum pump. After a week without running gas evaporated from the carbs. when the carbs were filled , the battery was empty . The only solution I had found was Start Pilot. Now I use the electric pump.
Alain.