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• Fuel pump noise?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:08:14 +0000
  Hello All, Question regarding my fuel pump. When engine is running, I'm getting a continuous noise from the pump, like a noisy dremel...
• Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 19:48:24 -0400
  Most Vanagon fuel pump failures are the result of the pump running dry or starving at the inlet end. This is a very robust...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 06:35:08 -0800
  ...Fuel pump I got my van back from the mechanic - I had forgotten that I only have a white square fuel filter before the...
• Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Erik R Simes
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:24:37 -0400
  Does a hissing/buzzing fuel pump mean its time to replace it?. Any advice would be appreciated.
• Re: fuel pump problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:59:56 -0800
  ...I think the fuel pump relay wiring might be different in > later > > years. > > > > > Or......the ECU is providing full time ground to the fuel...
• Re: No spark no fuel no go
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Hubbard
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 06:56:02 -0400
  ...This powers the fuel pump and the hal sensor. This brings power to the fuel pump relay, so even if the relay trips there...
• Re: loud fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:41:31 -0700
  ...loud fuel pump > When a pump is cavitating, (Trying to pump air ) it will buzz like that. > Maybe there is a restriction in the...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:14:14 -0700
  ...fine with the stock Vanagon fuel pump and fuel lines. (though I'm only running a post pump filter) Are you running CIS or...
• fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:44:16 -0800
  ...So, first question, on what side of the fuel pump should the filter be installed? But, this leads to another problem. If the filter...
• No start
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Wed, 25 May 2016 23:56:00 -0700
  ...I didn't hear the fuel pump priming when I turned the key, and swapping the relays did nothing. Because the fuel pump looked...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:26:54 -0500
  Well, Dennis Haynes was right; I replaced the fuel tank and the fuel pump is now quiet. The fuel intake must have been clogged...
• Re: 87 GL Turns Over Finally!!! was: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:11:04 -0700
  ...Zoltan, you made an excellent point. >> >> Oil pump needs to have oil in it in order to pump. Same reason. >> >> THe fuel pump need...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:41:24 -0500
  On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, John Rodgers wrote: > Some applications of used equipment are penny wise, pound foolish. > > Installing a used fuel pump is...
• Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:00:10 -0400
  ...I have seen more supposed early vanagon fuel pump failures >cured when I changed the fuel filter. With my tank still probably having >some...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:30:56 -0500
  ...Replaced the pump, filter, pump connections, and short > > sections of fuel line around the pump. > > > > New fuel pump seemed fine at first, but now...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:48:33 +0000
  ...Though I doubt bad gas would produce a fuel pump whine - a fuel pump whine would indicate "starved for fuel", not "bad gas"...correct...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:15:16 -0400
  ...You get knocked out, engine stalls fuel line leaks, pump still running. We don�t even the Ford style impact switch to stop the...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Sep 2022 19:08:54 -0700
  ...Fuel pump tries to do the best it can, but the result is > cavitation in fuel pump (noisy and the gurgling....and vapor bubbles...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:21:41 EDT
  ...Just finished a job replacing fuel tank seals and new fuel filter. Now I'm getting power to the fuel pump at least. Connected...
• Fw: '88 won't start, fuel pump problems LONG
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:50:09 -0700
  ...Fuel pump did "charge up" to injectors. Heard funny buzzing clicking sound from (then unknown) power supply and fuel pump relays. - Put battery on...
• Re: new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:07:08 -0700
  I wouldn't worry about a little tape and foam on the outside of your fuel pump at all. minor factor, external cooling by...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:10:02 -0800
  ...Your idea is sound, and you could interrupt any of 3 wires at the fuel pump relay, - the 'supplies ground' signal from the ECU...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:21:08 -0600
  ...The fuel pump is controlled by the ECU and gets > it's power from the fuel pump relay in the engine compartment. Only ONE...
• Re: No Start, No Pump, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 22:38:50 -0400
  ...It does not control the fuel pump, in fact it has nothing to do with the pump. -Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "phil cain" <bearsvw2000...
• Re: fuel pump buzz
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:12:43 -0500
  Regarding fuel pump buzz: It seems to me that all fuel pumps can be heard, some more than others at some times more than...
• Re: fuel pump's a buzzin'
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:18:07 EDT
  ...It is possible to electrically hook up the fuel pump backwards (don't ask me how I know). If you do, the fuel pump...
• Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 30 May 2006 13:20:57 -0400
  ...So could someone tell me if the fuel pump from an 85' GL 1.9 will work on and 86' 2.1? I don...
• Fuel Pump won't turn on.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 3 May 2002 12:21:11 EDT
  I turn on the ignition and the fuel pump won't buzz. Any ideas?
• Re: parts commonality - Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:25:38 -0600
  Just wondering if the Vanagon fuel pump is common to any other VW, AUDI etc.?
• Fuel pump getting bad ?
  Historical mailing list - Solange B�rub�
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 20:11:47 -0400
  Hi there, I have noticed over the last few days a steady noise coming from my fuel pump. Seems like an electrical problem with...
• Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:50:43 -0400
  ...the pump, and *THEN* to the filter. "Stock" '84s have a square plastic (low pressure) fuel filter between the tank and the pump and...
• Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:18:33 -0600
  ...In this case no fuel pressure. Fuel pump runs. But no fuel coming out of the test point over the engine fuel line "T...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:46:27 -0700
  There IS a fuel filter before the pump... on some vanagons! my 84 (california model) has the black-cube filter before the pump and...
• fuel pump/starting question...need assistance
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:53:49 -0700
  ...My understanding is that the fuel pump is initially powered by the fuel pump relay when the key is turned to the start position...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:30:01 -0500
  ...Replaced the pump, filter, pump connections, and short > > sections of fuel line around the pump. > > > > New fuel pump seemed fine at first, but now...
• RE: Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Well, I picked up the van, > determine/ fix this? Gas must be fine, I assume fuel pump is also. Whoa there, not so fast...
• installed new engine.. now have ecu/fuel pump woes....anyone help me?
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:57:21 -0700
  ...i mean it cranks but no fuel pump/injectors.So i jumped the fuel pump and all runs as it should.�Went through the...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:20:25 -0500
  If the engine is running, the fuel pump has to be running also. Fuel pump noise is often caused by a restriction in the...
• Re: Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 23 May 2001 12:50:58 EDT
  It sounds as if you have just an air leak in the fuel system and the lift pump in the injector pump cant pull...
• Gas tank- fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:48:48 -0700
  Hey all- remember I asked about a noisy fuel pump. Well, it did not stay quiet for long. It is pretty noisy but was...
• Re: Will a Jetta fuel pump work on a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 14 May 1999 19:31:24 -0400
  ...Will a Jetta fuel pump work on a westy? Here's the story, The Fuel pump has died in my '81 Westy. I happen...
• Re: Fuel pump getting bad ?
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:18:34 -0700
  ...Fuel pump getting bad ? Hi there, I have noticed over the last few days a steady noise coming from my fuel pump. Seems like...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 11 May 2009 19:19:18 -0700
  ...The procedure is to fit the pressure gauge into the fuel system, turn on the ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off...
• Re: Fuel pump issues.
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 17:25:14 -0400
  ...Fuel pump issues. Ok. SO i'm checking out the fuel pump, as it seems to account for the car not starting. I had...
• fuel pump doesn't work, or not :-)
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:07:48 -0400
  ...I checked the filter and there is fuel at the input to the pump. I was going to jumper 12V right to the pump...
• No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:14:36 -0700
  ...I recall the fuel pump running for 2 or 3 seconds when the key is turned. Today, the fuel pump runs for about a...
• Re: Fuel pump/filter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:30:14 -0800
  Have a couple of good Mexican brews...you will no longer care about the fuel pump sounds.... On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 8...
• Need fuel pump in Eureka, CA
  Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 13:53:23 -0500
  Hi, Anyone near Eureka, CA with a extra fuel pump? My power problem has been diagnosed at the dealer as the fuel pump, butr...
• Re: parts commonality - Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 08:55:16 -0700
  This fuel pump fits Beetles w/FI 75-79, Bus/Vanagon w/FI 74-91 and the 412 1974 w/FI. Although mostly supplied...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:16:20 EDT
  ...A couple of years ago, I replaced the loud transfer pump with a stock vanagon fuel pump and mounting from a junker. Piece and...
• Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Ness
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 09:11:21 -0400
  ...The fuel pump was full of crap when I pulled it, so I will be adding the filter between the gas tank and the...
• 2.1 Fuel Pump Spewing Gas
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:24:59 -0500
  ...Anyone ever had their electric fuel pump spew gas out the joint between the bakelite plastic body and the crimped aluminum housing? No question...
• : Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:15:00 -0600
  Jim The test is described in the bentley including how to short across the relay to keep the fuel pump running for 30 seconds...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:48:08 +0000
  ...Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com -------------- Original message -------------- > Fellow listees, > > I have a persistent fuel pump problem. One went out a year...
• Fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Aug 2022 16:25:35 -0400
  ...Any thoughts on life of the fuel filter and also on the original fuel pump? Eric Caron
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:18:07 -0800
  Sorry, I screwed up when said that jumpering the fuel pump relay socket still requires the ECU to run the pump. It doesn't...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:33:58 -0800
  AFAIK, all Vanagon gas fuel pumps have this screen. Some images I took of fuel pump screens. These are from 2 different pumps: https...
• Fuel Pump Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 16 May 2010 20:22:02 -0400
  ...Stock fuel pump Pooped. Worked off and on when it wanted. So I swapped it out to a New OEM Bosch spare I had...
• Re: fuel pump/starting question...need assistance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:24:04 -0500
  ...To be more precise, when I turn the key to the second position, I don�t consistently hear the fuel pump receiving power. When...
• fuel pump relay: where? cleaning? replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:03:24 -0800
  ...I hear the fuel pump for a second or so. I continue to start the rig with no problems at all. After a period...