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• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:39:48 -0700
  ...Fuel pump noise? >> >> On the subject of fuel pumps, filters, noisy operation, etc. >> >> Here's a handy hint. Golf Tees are good fuel line...
• Re: Water pump brands?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:01:45 -0500
  Because of the differences in the cooling system plumbing and the location of the thermostat, the 2.1 water pumps are indeed different from...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:50:14 -0600
  ...I did two fuel pump volume tests today, one at the pump and one at the return outlet of the fuel pressure regulator. Direct...
• Was Electronic Ignition, Is Fuel Pump Power problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:03:06 -0400
  ...Fuel flow to the pump was great, and the filter was replaced last week. A voltmeter check at the fuel pump showed a very...
• Re: Uh-oh. Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:06:10 -0700
  The fuel pump itself might not be bad. There is a ground wire by the pump that connects to the chassis. Check this first...
• Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:29:40 -0500
  ...I have had numerous people - including a professional mechanic - check this noise, an all conclude it is the pump, and all agree the noise...
• Re: Fuel pump dead? Help!!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:37:43 EDT
  Steve; How much fuel pressure is in the rail? My theory is you have too much pressure, hence impeding any more pumping action. Drive...
• Re: Westy sink water pump
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:21:35 -0500
  Found out the pump is okay, just not self-priming. So, I solved this, more or less, not the most elegant solution, but it...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:25:49 -0400
  ...It seems like the water pump is not pumping the water up to the radiator, does the cap on the filler tank (where the...
• Re: Power steering pump cross reference part numbers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:04:53 -0700
  Mike, You're correct, 026 145 155 (B) or (BX) is an Audi pump. Fits '88 - '90 Audi 80's and 90's. Send...
• Re: fuel pump instructions?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:01:24 -0500
  ...fuel pump instructions? I am about to replace my fuel pump, which is making an awful racket.� My Bentley has info on page 20...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:15:13 -0500
  All this discussion about storing a fuel pump. Don't you think your missing the obvious, what about gasoline stabilizer? Cheap, available at any...
• Re: tiico: no juice to fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:43:53 EST
  In a message dated 1/22/02 1:36:32 PM, poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU writes: << the fuel pump is only getting 5v and not...
• westy water tank pump...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:55:04 -0400
  ...When applying 12v to the pump assembly (directly) I don't get a hum or any indication that the pump is working. Is there...
• Re: Engine Break-In Oil Weight
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 8 May 2007 15:03:33 -0700
  <SNIP> This was also how I learned to find that hole to pour oil to prime the oil pump. Without that the pump was...
• Re: good new fuel tank source?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:17:07 -0400
  All three of my 1.9 Vanagons "Only" have the pre-pump plastic filter. No big metal one after the pump. I've never...
• Re: RE : sink pump mystery - 1981 westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:34:04 -0700
  ...sink pump mystery - 1981 westy > > Thanks. That one is fine too. It is about 3 inches from the pump. > > That fuse is not getting...
• Re: HELP I need the housing for my water pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:26:15 -0700
  Chad, Not water pump housing, so much as water pump. It seems to be a given that you don't install a used water...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:04:17 -0700
  ...Fuel pump. Be aware that mid-eighties Ford trucks use a Bosch pump that's "close enough." If I was stuck in EBF ^h...
• Re: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:10:49 -0400
  Hi John, I have had good luck resurrecting a stuck pump by soaking it with acetone and/or carb cleaner. I combine this with...
• water pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 16:21:54 -0500
  Good day gentlemen, (87 Westy) Spring in not so far and I found out that my rear engine noise come from the coolant pump...
• Re: water tank pump problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:51:48 -0400
  > My water pump has suddenly stopped working, so no water > coming out of my faucet. I was wondering if there's anyone > in the...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:25:09 -0800
  That's just dumb engineering!! Why would you filter AFTER the pump? Need to sell more pumps:?? :-) Christ, is my 77 Westy the same...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:28:39 -0800
  Since I've a rusty fuel tank I've two filters between tank and pump- the opaque square one with the backflow prevention in...
• Water pumps
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 19:09:35 -0700
  ...Of course, when I started the engine the water pump began whining for the first time! I was advised by a friend in the...
• Re: Priming the friggin' sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:11:21 -0500
  ...put in. > obviously the same problem, as the pump cannot pump air. after scratching > my > head how to get water to the pump, i...
• Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 17:19:13 -0700
  ...can you say 1668-1740 psi ? so your advice is to put a filter on the high pressure side of the pump, unless that...
• RE: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 10:27:39 EST
  ...envisions an electric aux oil pump. I would picture this would have to be a fairly serious pump. Engine oil pump looks like it...
• Re: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:30:26 -0700
  Joe, Water from the weep hole indicates a seal failure in the water pump. New WP time... I'm not sure which brand of...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 May 2012 21:45:15 -0700
  ...On 5/4/2012 4:14 PM, Jack Botts wrote: > " the fuel pump is grounded on the frame right by the fuel pump." While...
• Re: Inter-coolers?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 16:01:52 -0500
  Bob, Intercoolers are a big help for turbochargers the desired effect of the "pump" is to boost manifold pressure. Superchargers this with a pump...
• Diesel pump!
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:16:23 -0800
  ...I other thing all my pumps have in common is that they all sat for about a year. Also, when turning the pump by...
• Re: 2.1L harness question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:32:57 -0500
  At 03:34 PM 3/8/2011, Greg Potts wrote: >Fuel pump perhaps? There's a fuel pump connector around there. Is your fuel...
• do fuel pumps suck?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:00:02 -0400
  Just wondering if the pump draws the fuel in from the tank, or is it just dependent on a gravity feed to the input...
• Power steering pump whining
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 13:14:44 -0500
  Hi, My PS pump is very noisy when I turned my wheels. Does the pump has to be rebuild? If yes is there a...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 May 2015 09:21:09 -0700
  ...It seemed to us that the oil pump was not being driven by the vacuum pump. There was some small damage around the slot...
• Re: Power Steering Pump Rebuild Kits
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:11:35 -0400
  Paid $30.00 for a used OEM pump that I have gotten 50,000 mi. out of so far. I installed with about $3...
• Re: Faucet Fun, window sliders, & cupholders - '91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  10 Jun 97 06:06:25 PDT
  ...The air in the pump has to be displaced by water (primed) for the pump to begin doing what it is supposed to do...
• Re: Water pumps - '1986-1991' Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 02:41:45 EDT
  In a message dated 98-06-26 10:52:05 EDT, Wolfsburg wrote: > This morning my Vanagon is getting it's sixth water pump...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 12 May 2015 08:01:10 -0500
  ...In my case it had to be the oil pump because I am using the same vacuum pump that came out of it in...
• Re: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 18:55:34 -0500
  A few years ago the power steering pump on my 91 vanagon started to leak. I pulled the pump and had it rebuilt by...
• FW: Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:26:26 -0400
  ...Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives? >>Is there any reason why a domestic FI fuel pump could not be used on a...
• Re: Power Stearing pump
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:11:46 -0500
  Hello Paul, The biggest problem with replacing any power steering pump, new or used is the fact that most folks don't flush the...
• Re: Fuel pump issue
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 25 May 2015 11:13:47 -0700
  ...The fuel pump vibrates/runs when the > key is turned, but does not pump fuel. When I read of failed fuel pumps, > it seems...
• water-pump replacemen
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:32:36 -0700
  ...water-pump replacement? I need to know about how much should I pay to have my water-pump replaced, I have the new pump...
• Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:20:49 -0700
  jeez John, I think I have asked you 2 times if you were sure it was the pump making the noise, and you said...
• Re: Alternative to stock Vanagon fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 23:33:43 -0500
  Alas, I long for the days when my 79 breadloaf fuel pump would die(had dual 2 barrel webers on it) and all I...
• Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:20:05 -0700
  ...Fuel pump mechanism question Anthony has posted a photo of a disassembled pump. Can someone explain how this pumps fuel? Are the innards immersed...
• 1985 westphalia --- electric water pump failure
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:57:04 -0700
  ...The electric water pump for the sink seems non-operative. When my "mechanically inclined friend" looked under the sink area he did see something...
• Re: Flooding in Cal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 11:01:47 MST
  --Steve Johnson said:-- > I had some fun this morning trying to rig my Polaris pool pump so > that it would help pump out the...
• Re: Whats that sound? My fuel pump!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:18:27 -0400
  ...Makes a vacuum in the pump motor chamber -- maybe enough to make a vapor pocket there? The pump itself is at the discharge end...
• Re: HELP! 82 Westy Water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:14:05 -0400
  Ummm....if you check with Pete at www.deltasix.com you will see that the pump sells for $30, not $65. I'd never...
• Re: RE : sink pump mystery - 1981 westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:42:03 -0700
  ...sink pump mystery - 1981 westy > > Early Westy models had the external pump mounted under the sink. These > models had a separate inline fuse holder...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 20:31:53 -0700
  Yeah, it was explained to me that if the filter clogs and no fuel goes through the pump it burns up. Most bad thing...
• How long to pump down A/C?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 24 May 2003 16:10:23 -0400
  I am pumping down the A/C on my '84 7-passenger this afternoon. I have put in a new receiver drier and put...
• Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 07:48:48 -0700
  ...Fuel pump woes > Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the > fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the > fuel pump. My Westy...
• Stranded
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:01:30 -0800
  ...The pump is not > designed to pump air or fumes, it is designed to pump fuel. > > Removing the bolt from the fuel rail tee...
• Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:39:45 -0400
  ...I suppose there is a chance that from pump to pump there could be quite a variance in noise level - like I said mine...
• Re: Water Pump Weep Hole advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:08:21 -0500
  Unless the relief valve is clogged or otherwise blocked, head internal head leakage itself will not cause the pump to leak. The seal should...
• Re: Original vs. rebuilt fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 10:55:11 -0700
  ...rebuilt fuel pumps > I said this before after replacing my stocker pump with the > rebuild one > likes to sounds like a bee hive, its...