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Re: Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Sat, 6 Apr 2019 17:17:37 -0400
...Stock 84 had a small filter before the pump, but Vw changed that to a bigger filter after the pump for less cavitation in...
Re: I-4 conversion
Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
Tue, 8 May 2001 08:50:24 -0400
...The details are different for CIS, CIS-E <and digifant implementations, but all are two pump systems. Use the vanagon <pump to supply the...
Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:35:07 -0500
...Your 1.6 pump was manufactured for your application. 2 different apps, 2 different pump settings. How interchangeable? That's up to your injection...
Re: power steering pump
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:29:04 -0400
...I toasted my pump by running it dry, and rebuilt it with the BD kit... two years later, it's still a-pumpin. Basically...
Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:09:14 -0500
...To get the old pump out, I Wound > up sawing the coss over pipe off next to the pump because of a bound up...
Re: At the pump ...
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:33:17 -0700
In Canada some stations are full service (aka they insist on pumping gas) and some are self service. Whenever I pull up in my...
Testing fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:20:52 +0200
Fuel pump is out. I'm thinking of testing it before I buy a new one. I'm going to connect a fuel hose...
Re: NEED H20 PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:21:30 -0700
...NEED H20 PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES > Dear list members, > Is there a website with step by step water pump replacement guidelines > available??? > > John Wallace > 88...
fuel pump Question...
Historical mailing list - William Carden
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 22:32:11 -0400
Does anyone know if a fuel pump from a 84 1.9 vanagon will work in a 87 2.1 Westy Both gas powered...
Re: Diff btw '84 Jetta gas and diesel oil pumps?
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 17:54:37 -0500
...The only difference in the pumps was the height of the oil pump gears and housing. The 1.8L gas engine had taller oil...
Re: Water Pump Weep Hole advice needed
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:49:34 -0500
As Dennis said this usually indicates bad bearings in the pump, not head gasket leak. This might be a warranty claim, unless your belt...
Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:58:31 -0500
If he drops the "in" end of the pump into some fuel with a known good hose to connect it, and it still produces...
Noisy fuel pump causes
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 13 May 2008 19:18:16 -0700
Hello folks, I have a new (to me) 1984 Vanagon, the fuel pump is loud. The PO told me (I picked it up Sat...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:43:20 -0400
...The power for the fuel pump, which comes from the fuel pump relay...is also the power that's on one side of the...
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...
Re: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:19:43 -0400
Hi Malcolm, I don't think that a filter after the pump is a good idea. The high-pressure cut-off on the bosch...
Need injection pump throttle arm for Vanagon diesel
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:34:23 EDT
I want to install a Jetta 'TD inj'ection pump on my Vanagon in preparation for a TD conversion. The Vanagon inj. pump has...
Re: Fuel pump question
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:50:22 +0000
I sourced a pump from one of our vendors more than a decade ago and it did not have the spade connectors. I bent...
Re: Breakdown in Cloudcroft
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:16:53 -0700
I spent Sunday getting a ride down to Alamogordo, finding a fuel pump, and then getting back up to Cloudcroft. The van would start...
Re: '87 syncro not getting fuel.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:55:04 -0400
It's a bad fuel pump. I jumped the relay which resulted in volts at the fuel pump. However, no spinning of the fuel...
Power Steering Pump OutPut
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:04:18 -0600
...1) power steering pump output pressure??? 2) the pump output volume??? TIA, Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Chelsea, AL
Re: testing a fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:59:27 -0500
I think that if you read Bentleys instructions it states that reversing polarity can ruin your pump. You can go ahead and try it...
Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:21:32 -0400
At 254k miles FUN BUS still has the original pump. However, since you ran it dry it is most likely damaged. The is usually...
Re: Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:59:25 +0000
I will add this, the only time my fuel pump has gotten noisy is when the filter is getting clogged and needs changing. Jeff...
Re: Black wire by water tank...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:21:20 -0400
At 03:33 PM 4/15/2013, Bryan Feddish wrote: >hmmmm, I was hoping it would be to my water pump somehow. Everything is...
harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
Historical mailing list - mike riley
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 15:22:14 +0000
anybody use this https://www.harborfreight.com/15-ton-aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-60569.html [https://www.bing.com/th?id...
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: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:13:09 -0700
Hey Stephen, Make sure you keep the insides of your old pump "wet". Otherwise, the insides can dry out & corrode, and it may not...
Re: VC and waterpump ????sss
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:47:24 -0800
...Coolant Pump Leakage Models: All Water Cool "Do not confuse a leaking coolant pump with one that is functioning as designed. "Coolant pump seals...
Re: REPLACING OIL PUMP
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:15:46 EDT
...Before you pull the pump, you could try lapping the pump cover. The cover might have some grooves worn into its inner face from...
Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:49:28 -0500
In response to my previous email concerning a buzzing noise from the fuel pump on my '85 camper, the consensus was that it most...
Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:21:38 -0400
...Fuel pump test? >Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:50:14 -0600 > >The saga continues ... > >I did two fuel pump volume tests today, one...
Water pump ?
Historical mailing list - Sam P
Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:36:24 -0700
...Also, looking at the water pump from the top through the hatch the gap between the pump pulley as if the fan belt was...
Re: Failing Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Jul 1994 07:24:44 -0700
I would replace the fuel pump fuse and the fuel filter whether you think you need to or not. A plugged fuel filter can...
Re: Suggestion, Re: Checking a Radiator.
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 16:11:50 -0700
Electric water pumps (with no mechanical thermostat) are common on race cars, but they are a complete replacement for the mechanical pump. With both...
Oil pump removal
Historical mailing list - Jeffory Schiebel
Sun, 4 May 2003 17:45:45 -0700
Hi, I am in the process of replacing the oil pump on my 84 Westy. I have seen pullers to remove the oil pump...
fuel pump
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:48:37 -0800
...when you turn the key to start and you would normally hear the fuel pump turn on and charge the system. these two pumps...
Re: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:44:23 -0500
...Noisy fuel pump > > It's a trade off. > Buy a spare fuel pump or be ready for a tow job and a fuel pump...
Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:18:50 -0700
...Power Steering Pumps - Again! > > Dennis, > > My pumps still function. BUT - they whine like crazy, it's loud, and > it's far worse when turning...
Re: Leaking fuel-pump?
Historical mailing list - dr
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:51:38 -0400
...I have never replaced the fuel pump on a carburetor van, but I did replace one with an electric fuel pump on a 73...
Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list - Tim Ness
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:51:50 -0400
...Fuel pump woes > > > > Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the > > fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the > > fuel pump. My Westy...
Re: Fuel Filter and Gas Tank
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:16:37 EST
...IMHO we should all be running a fuel filter in front of the fuel pump (and after). The fuel pump is expensive and a...
What's this pump?
Historical mailing list - Flowers, Robert O Mr (CPF N69RF)
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:24:50 -1000
Listee's While browsing Ebay parts I noticed the following fuel pump for sale. http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jul/20027182879487910526875.jpg This may...
Re: water pump leak?
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:30:08 -0500
Next time I have to replace the water pump on my '84, I am going to give serious thought to removing cat, muffler and...
Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:05:28 -0700
...Since pump is pretty new, and tank et al is too, I am almost certain the noise is due to pump cavitation. FWIW, in...
Re: humming fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Tue, 26 Aug 1997 01:21:37 UT
A noisy fuel pump often means a clogged fuel filter or tank outlet - possibly what made your old pump fail to begin (or end...
Re: Water pump?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:01:32 -0500
...It would appear that some might be trying to discourage others from doing their own water pump replacements. The water pump went out, while...
Re: '82 diesel resurrection death?
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:04:29 -0400
...This pump is driven by the intermediate shaft and it in-turn drives the oil pump. When the vacuum pump seized, the oil pump...
Re: broke down in Portland, need help
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:28:09 -0700
hi David, he did the following - swap in a new fuel pump relay - bypassing the onboard ignition switch and use a new spare - unplug...
Re: fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 06:46:11 -0500
...I do believe that it actually is the way the pump is mounted, not the pump it self. I will be putting (as soon...
Re: testing a fuel pump (long)
Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:41:18 -0700
From my days when I owned beater English cars, I took a few fuel pumps apart to fix. They were $100 cars... and heck...
noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Tue, 6 Apr 2004 00:44:49 -0500
The fuel pump on B. Bones was excessively noisy, so I robbed the almost silent fuel pump off of Long John. HOwever, that same...
Re: Advice on TD engine problem
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Wed, 13 May 2015 11:56:54 -0500
...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: Fuel pump noise?
Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:28:11 -0400
...I have a new tank, new pump and I have a buzz. I have changed the filter, changed the pump again and still have...
Re: Subject: Noisy Fuel Pump - '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:02:13 -0700
Steve, My noisy pump got real quite when I changed the fuel filter. Patrick 85/95 Westy/Subie -----Original Message----- From: Steve Russell <thenewf1...
Re: Bosch VE inj pump
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:36:39 -0600
My understanding is that the pump housing should be filled with diesel at all times. Empty housing indicates a problem e.g. 1/ Broken...
Re: Would you replace your water pump if:
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:53:36 -0700
...If the pump goes, its a real mess and leaves you stranded. Go ahead and do a little extra work now for peace of...
Re: gasoline prefilter
Historical mailing list - pat
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:56:32 -0500
...The problem is if the pre-filter clogs the pump with cavitate. This will damage the pump. However, if the screen inside the gas...
Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:38:32 EDT
...I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, replace the water pump. No "leak stop" material, regardless of brand, is...