I was putting a higher-flow fuel pump into my brother's GSR and I snapped off the little white 'stick' thing that the little metal retainer goes onto to hold the filter onto the pump.

So basically my question is, can I use superglue on the plastic part of the fuel pump, or will gas eat through it?

I heard of another guy on H-T that did the same thing and used super glue, but I don't know how it held up over time. TIA for any help.

 

anyone?

 

It'll fail if you use superglue. Maybe try to plastic weld it back together, or try JB weld, I believe it won't dissolve in fuel.

 

The area I'm talking about is plastic, isn't JB welb only for metal? What if I used model car/plane/etc. glue?

 

Need some help ASAP!

 

JB weld is for everything. Just mix it correctly and clean the parts completely.

 

silicon caulking shouldnt dissolve into gasoline.

 

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Hmm never knew that, I've only seen it used on metal.

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I don't think that'd be strong enough considering that it'll be moving/vibrating with the car for years.

 

Dude;

Super glue,or anything else similar, is not a fix and shouldnt be used in a vehicle.

Do it right and replace the part. Plastic weld is the only suggestion i woul do. If done right you can make 2 pieces 1 solid one!

 

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Super glue,or anything else similar, is not a fix and shouldnt be used in a vehicle.

Do it right and replace the part. Plastic weld is the only suggestion i woul do. If done right you can make 2 pieces 1 solid one! </TD></TR></TABLE>

hey, i'm the brother with the gsr. is there a particular brand of plastic weld you'd recommend? i heard from a friend that the plastic weld takes like 5 days to dry or something (he might be talking outta his ***, i dont really know). i need to have the pump in by wednesday night.

 

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hey, i'm the brother with the gsr. is there a particular brand of plastic weld you'd recommend? i heard from a friend that the plastic weld takes like 5 days to dry or something (he might be talking outta his ***, i dont really know). i need to have the pump in by wednesday night.</TD></TR></TABLE>

JB weld takes around 8 hours to cure. Try plastic welding it with a soldering iron first by just melting the plastic together with the tip (I have never heard of a brand of plastic weld?) then use jb weld on top as a double dose for increased strength.

 

Then when JBweld vibrates loose and clogs the siphon tube for the pump,

 

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hey, i'm the brother with the gsr. is there a particular brand of plastic weld you'd recommend? i heard from a friend that the plastic weld takes like 5 days to dry or something (he might be talking outta his ***, i dont really know). i need to have the pump in by wednesday night.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Yeah just use a soldering iron and melt a lil plasti fromeach while close together all the while "smearin" the melted plastic over the join. You can even melt a piece of zip tie into the mess ti add a lil more plastic.

 

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Yeah just use a soldering iron and melt a lil plasti fromeach while close together all the while "smearin" the melted plastic over the join. You can even melt a piece of zip tie into the mess ti add a lil more plastic.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that's exactly what we ended up doing.

 

hey, im a 240 driver but i had the same issue as OP...gotta thank yall for this solution...my car would be messed if i hadnt read this...i melted the sock to the pump with my soldering iron, other than massive amount of plastic smoke in my eyes and throat it seems to have worked...thanks guys