Oil pump lever sticking

[jmoney]

After a carb rebuild on a 2000 GTI, the oil pump lever doesn't return at idle. Is there a spring my old eyes missed? It can be returned manually, but as soon as the throttle is opened, the lever (and cable) stays in that position.
Thanks for any help.
jerry monaghan

 

[kustomkarl]

The oil pump has a spring in it so if the cable brakes the oil pump goes to full oil position. The cable is from the carb linkage that when the carbs are open it pulls teh oil injector cable the same way. Check the cable and linkage to be sure they are in sync. Be sure the carbs are returning with a snap to idle position...the oil injector cable should follow suite.

Karl

 

[jmoney]

thanks Karl, the problem seems to be that the after the throttle is opened then closed the cable stays in the open position (sticking through the throttle arm). If you push the lever back to closed/off position it stays there until the throttle is opened.

 

[timmyboy76]

pre-loaded

when you took the carbs off and oil cable from the throttle plate, the oil pump arm, loads itself to "wide open" position. So, when connecting everything back, you need to "spin" the arm around, to load it again, so when actuated, it'll open, then return, when throttle is depressed.

 

[jmoney]

thanks for all the help...with a bigger mirror and some newfangled wal-mart reading glasses, I found the small end of the shaft spring would slip off the lever when you let pressure off of it.