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Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list - Jim Bryant
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:19:36 -0600
...When I had a pump whine and fuel starvation I putzed around with pumps and filters and regulators trying to diagnose it. During that...
Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:48:31 -0400
...It will filter the fuel before the pump and keep it happy. Definitely add the metal can to the system. It's a much...
stalling and hard restart
Historical mailing list - Mark
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:54:33 -0400
After new fuel tank, pump, filter, lines, ignition switch, temp II switch, a few ground wire clean ups, and an adjusted throttle switch - things...
Re: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:12:30 -0700
...There is only about 20 inches of fuel line between the gas tank and the fuel pump, and then about 8 more inches to...
Re: Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:15:12 -0800
...I've replaced the fuel pump (6 times) ( with know good ones), the fuel tank, filter, all lines, and even the wiring. > I gave...
Re: Bluestar =?windows-1252?Q?project=85no_start_yet?=
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 11 May 2013 14:37:50 -0700
If you hot wire the fuel pump on, fuel should gush from the return side of the pressure regulator if the fuel supply system...
Pools of fuel
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Wed, 14 Jun 95 10:37:12 PDT
...Fuel pumps on type IV motors: pretty inconvenient location, and even when the brazilian ones pump fuel correctly, they leak oil from the pivot...
Re: Fuel pump issues.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 08:51:23 -0500
...Maybe i damaged the pump? Can these get destroyed by > running backwards? If so, i just killed two fuel pumps. > > I rigged up a...
Re: broke down in Portland, need help
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:33:24 -0400
> > - swap in a new fuel pump relay >>>> - bypassing the onboard ignition switch and use a new spare >>>> - unplug and replug a small connector at...
Re: do fuel pumps suck?
Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:56:16 -0500
The pump will lift fuel about 5 feet without any problem. Bill M. On Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:00:02 -0400 John Brush...
Re: No start
Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
Thu, 26 May 2016 12:32:07 -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: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 2 Oct 2017 12:55:54 -0400
...But the pump doesn't sound quite right while it's still in the car. What "screen at fuel pump inlet" are you referring...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sun, 28 Jul 2019 17:08:11 -0400
...We took off the fuel line in the engine > compartment and cycled the fuel pump a few times. No fuel. > > Now we have fuel...
Re: Number of vanagon fuel filters... addon to broke-down email
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:08:04 -0700
Early filter before fuel pump-pre 1985+- IIRC. You can run both like I do in my 84. YMMV, Mr. BZ-already had the...
Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:28:06 -0700
When you first turn on the key the fuel pump only runs 1-2 seconds and then it stops. After that it should only...
Re: Clog in fuel tank outlet
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 4 Apr 2021 12:04:08 -0700
...All good. > But.....now just spitballing here, pure conjecture....what about removing > screen on outlet of fuel tank and adding a pre-fuel-pump...
Subject: 80 Vanagon Fuel Pump Buzzing Saga - Fixed (?) but now bogging
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Sun, 3 Aug 2003 09:44:29 -0400
...I replaced the fuel pump, got the same noise, which was the pump straining to pump through a partially clogged line. Had to repalce...
Re: Fuel pump issues.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:25:08 -0400
I checked the resistance between the negative (ground) therminal on the fuel pump and the negative terminal on the battery and got 0.01ohms...
Re: fuel pump relief valve?
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:19:55 -0500
> Does anyone out there know if an '86 vanagon fuel pump has a > built-in > pressure relief valve? If it does, what should maximum...
Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:51:51 EDT
...The filter before the pump will actually kill the pump when full of crud. It will starve the pump of fuel which is its...
Re: Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:11:33 -0700
...My fuel pump >>> was a Bosch. My fuel filter was about 2-months old. I decided to research >>> fuel pump options with a focus...
Re: 85GL Acting Wierd........
Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:04:55 -0500
...2) The fuel pump relay is controlled from your ECU. The ECU supplies the ground connection when it turns ON the pump. It is...
Buzzing Fuel Pump After Fuel Filter Change
Historical mailing list - Josh Greenberg
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:37:42 -0700
...My 83.5 uses the square type fuel filter in front of the fuel pump. Everything went just fine and the van ran great...
Original vs. rebuilt fuel pumps
Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 10:56:45 -0500
I replaced a bad fuel pump with a rebuilt one. That worked great for 3 days, then may have tanked; I'm having it...
Re: fuel pump choice?
Historical mailing list - dooley
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:25:56 -0400
I have change 8 fuel tank lately instead of fuel pump.... Buy a cheap one and keep it as a spare. I won't...
Re: fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:35:46 -0800
...does anyone know offhand what the inner diameters of the fuel > pump inlet and the fuel tank outlet? I've got some 7mm fuel...
Re: Fuel pump noise?
Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:28:11 -0400
...I have changed the filter, changed the pump again and still have a buzz. Apparently even new fuel pumps can buzz if they don...
fuel pump replacement
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:14:08 -0600
I just finished the installation of a 2.5 liter in my van, and I think by some awful coincidence my fuel pump went...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Andree
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:28:36 -0800
I got my van back from the mechanic - I had forgotten that I only have a white square fuel filter before the pump, with...
Re: no fuse for fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:11:31 -0700
...The fuel pump and ignition is amongst them. The fuel >> pump power wire also provides the positive 12 volt for the injectors, the >> power...
Re: Whoa fuel pump is noisy!
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:52:04 -0500
Hey Jeff, GENERALLY speaking, fuel pumps are quite robust. I'm inclined to guess something is clogging the intake (water, rust, whatever), especially because...
Re: Broken wire help
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:32:19 -0400
...We are not getting juice to the fuel pump, The fuel injection and fuel pump relays are working, and juice is leaving the fuel...
Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:59:53 -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: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:48:36 +0000
...fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering >Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:25:09 -0800 > >That's just dumb engineering!! Why would you filter...
Re: fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:18:10 -0500
...So, first question, on what side of > the fuel pump should the filter be installed? But, this leads to another > problem. If the filter...
Re: Fuel pump stops.
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:02:32 -0500
...I noticed that the fuel pump stops > pumping. > I rigged up 12 Volts and powered the pump manually. It runs and the engine > starts...
Will a Jetta fuel pump work on a westy?
Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
Fri, 14 May 1999 20:16:44 -0230
Here's the story, The Fuel pump has died in my '81 Westy. I happen to have a scrapped '86 Jetta sitting along side...
Re: whistling engines again (was RE: GET BACK ON TOPIC!)
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:39:59 -0400
Definitely change the fuel filter first! It's way cheaper than the pump, and a clogged filter can slow fuel flow/cause the pump...
Re: Intermittent no start - fuel pump/relay?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 14:13:47 -0600
--------------------- Hi Art, The fuel pump should always run a short time maybe 1 - 2 seconds as you go from key off to key on...
Clog in fuel tank outlet
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 4 Apr 2021 18:26:05 +0000
I had this issue once; whining fuel pump. Horrible performance at higher elevations and higher ambient temperatures. Totally ruined a Colorado trip in summer...
Re: Fuel pump noise?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:48:05 -0700
On the subject of fuel pumps, filters, noisy operation, etc. Here's a handy hint. Golf Tees are good fuel line stoppers for when...
Re: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:06:57 -0700
...I opened the test port "T" in the fuel lines > over the engine, cycled the pump - no fuel, no pump vibration. The pump > is...
Re: fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 12:03:32 -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...
Re: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:40:32 -0400
Ladies and Gentlemen, On most cars the filter is always after the fuel-pump, why! The pump is inside the tank! It would be...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - benoit
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:45:11 -0400
...Pin 3 on the ECU operates the fuel pump relay by >completing the chassis ground. Pin #1 takes a signal from the start >circuit...
Syncro gas tank question
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Fri, 5 Mar 1999 21:49:58 -0800
...Anyone have thoughts on this? Also, last reading of fuel pump pressure, it pumped the required amount fuel into a container over 30 seconds...
Re: Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:04:46 EST
...possible to put a switch on the dash to disable the fuel > pump? Assuming one could not locate the switch would this be an...
Fuel pump dead? Help!!
Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:33:19 -0700
I could really use the help of you mechanics out there! In the middle of replacing my fuel lines the fuel pump seems to...
Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 4 Sep 2022 22:44:25 -0400
...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: Fuel Pump Alternative
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 May 2010 22:08:13 -0400
...Fuel Pump Alternative Hi all Well here be the Question. Stock fuel pump Pooped. Worked off and on when it wanted. So I swapped...
Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 18 May 2006 08:38:54 -0400
...Modern fuel systems are putting the pump in the tank and using the computer to control fuel pressure so there is no need for...
Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 4 Mar 2014 04:05:23 -0600
...I just > can't figure why the fuel pump is behaving like this. > > I'm about certain the fuel pump is at fault. Yes...
Re: No start
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 May 2016 05:00:10 -0500
...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 - Al Brase
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:29:29 -0500
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:20:25 -0500, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: >If the engine is running, the fuel pump has...
Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 18:27:23 EDT
Dave; I have taken a fuel pump apart and hooked it to a battery. I was amazed at the shower of sparks generated by...
Re: fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:29:50 -0400
If you Google (or Bing) the fuel pump serial number with words "cross reference" you may get lucky and find a cross-reference list...
Re: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:39:52 -0500
The standard Vanagon pump will lift fuel four feet with no problem at all. (possibly more) I've used the pumps to pump A...
Re: Last question of the night
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Sun, 17 Feb 2002 08:37:46 -0800
...Fuel comes from pump to tee; from tee to fuel rails; from fuel rails to regulator; apparently regulated by some sort of "back pressure...
wtb - 2wd fuel pump mounting bracket
Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:45:05 -0700
Howdy, I'm looking for a complete 2wd fuel pump mounting bracket. Thanks, Joel Mtn View, CA
Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 23:16:30 +0000
...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, April 23, 2018, 4:27 PM I got the...