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• Re: Fuel Master
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Tue, 6 May 2003 16:16:56 -0400
  ...Fuel Master > Does anyone know anything about an item called the Fuel Master? It is > magnetic, is installed around your fuel line, and is...
• Fuel problem...still...
  Historical mailing list - Rod Knutson
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:53:59 -0700
  Hi List, A couple weeks ago I posted a fuel starvation problem which occurred only when I was going down hill with my 85...
• Fuel delivery rate fun
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:06:16 -0800
  ...That is how your fuel system is supposed to supply fuel to the injector lines. Now, turn the faucet way down. Start spooning the...
• Re: Ethanol "enriched" fuel and '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 05:26:56 -0700
  Here in Florida all the fuel has some ethanol mixed in....they say up to 10%. I've noted no ill effects on my...
• Re: Fuel leak ruin trip to San Jose (FIRE HAZARD)
  Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 20:39:31 -0400
  ...The fuel system has a fuel pump, I think, so the lines are under slight pressure when the car is running. A. ALWAYS keep...
• 78 Bus Fuel Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 06:45:15 -0400
  The 78 bus is once again running....the garage pulled off the fuel filter and nothing came out of the line. They blew in...
• Re: fuel tank problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 4 May 2000 00:14:18 -0400
  ...david At 20:44 5/3/2000, Nicholas Wilson wrote: >I believe auto shutoff fuel nozzles work by a slight suction created by a...
• Re: Fuel Additive
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:07:05 -0500
  I heard once of a car that used a fuel pump with a diaphragm in it. OH! Lets see ........ early VW and about any...
• Re: fuel line kits -NAPA is junk
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:01:20 EST
  ...i put some NAPA fuel line from the fuel pump to intake tube in my dad's chevy caprice, and 6 months later it...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:28:41 -0600
  On Jan 31, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > When you do replace the fuel supply components of your van...be > careful...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:57:09 -0600
  The problem I see with the VW bus (Vanagon too?) is the close proximity of the fuel tank to the engine and the gravity...
• Re: High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:36:09 -0500
  ...Nelson, Muncho Lake > area, Watson Lake, and Whitehorse? All places for fuel going up the > highway? I would like to see fuel pries in...
• Re: Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:00:34 -0500
  ...After looking at the usual >> suspects I checked the fuel filter and it was filthy. Changed both >> the >> plastic fuel filter pre-fuel pump...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 03:23:05 -0500
  ...noisy fuel pump > The fuel pump on B. Bones was excessively noisy, so I robbed the almost silent fuel pump off of Long John...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 29 Nov 2020 23:24:34 +0000
  Good info Dan about the fuel filter.  They are so easy to replace.  Anyone know of a recommended change interval for those?  I just...
• 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...
• Heisitating problem...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 03:50:54 EST
  ...It was a gas line leak from the original old cracked rubber fuel line tube between the firewall and the fuel pump line. Thank...
• Fuel Tank Guts
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:07:12 -0700
  Feeling a little bored and destructive this Sunday afternoon, I decided to cut into my old fuel tank. It was pretty rusty and had...
• Re: Fuel Pump terminal plug-in
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:44:47 +0000
  <I have the battery in and now am cranking my newly installed engine, so I want to make sure I'm pumping fuel in...
• Re: Fuel pump issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 25 May 2015 13:13:20 -0700
  the fuel line before the filter is clogged.... either remove the fuel tank and clean it, replace all the hoses or for now blow...
• Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nagle
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:20:01 -0400
  Has anyone had experience with the fuel tanks from Bus Depot? Are they safe? Is it an easy install? I have an '85 Westy...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:01:59 -0500
  Your fuel pressure regulator may have a hole in the diaphram, allowing fuel to leak into the intake manifold. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try...
• Fuel Hose question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:41:07 -0800
  Can anyone tell me the Od/id of the fuel hose that goes from the fuel filter to the engine (same as the return...
• Re: '86GL - fuel or ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:43:25 -0400
  Youcan pinch the fuel return line to see if you have low pressure. Spraying starting fluid into the afm can tell you the difference...
• Fuel pump issue
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Mon, 25 May 2015 13:33:27 -0400
  ...The fuel pump vibrates/runs when the key is turned, but does not pump fuel. When I read of failed fuel pumps, it seems...
• 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: Fuel hoses replacement section (including the fuel injector small hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 19:00:37 -0600
  ...The fuel hose replacement procedure is the same for either a 1.9 or a 2.1. <<Thanks for that! Are your pictures of...
• Re: '89 vanagon no start problem...ideas?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:46:09 -0500
  ...It cranks, but don't hear fuel pump. > I cleaned grounds by coil, changed fuel pump relay. Nothing. I spray > ether in it and...
• Re: bumble bee in fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:45:02 -0700
  ...Replaced the fuel pump, left the filter as it was, noise went away. Think it was the original fuel pump, seemed good for the...
• 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: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:38:48 -0700
  I'm always suspicious of the fuel tank when that happens. I suggested the other day to run it off a can of gas...
• Re: engine/starter problem, advice sought:)
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 22:30:14 -0600
  Unfortunately, I don't have the original message any more, but one phenomenon that's stopped me a couple of times is boiling fuel...
• Fuel Pump Performance Issues?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:31:18 EDT
  ...Last thing I tried was the fuel filter, but no improvement there. A mechanic friend suggested replacing the fuel pump. So, I'm wondering...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 11 May 2009 21:03:30 -0700
  ...As soon as the pump stopped the fuel > pressure bled down rapidly to zero (~2-3 sec). The manual expects at least > 29 psi...
• Re: No fuel pressure options?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:43:51 -0500
  On 10/31/2013 1:17 PM, Scott Daniel wrote: > It's not neccessary to remove the screw from the fuel pressure testing > port...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 22:33:17 +0000
  ...My van has trouble starting when warm.The fuel mixture is too rich.I have to depress the gas pedal to open the throttle...
• Re: Risk of fire?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2003 06:13:47 -0700
  After a few times of seeing a tiny geyser of gasoline coming from an otherwise ok LOOKING fuel line you may change your view...
• Re: Fuel pump buzzing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:24:11 -0500
  ...fuel starvation, >>>> either because >>>> of a clogged filter or because of a clogged fuel line before the >>>> filter, or >>>> bad pump bearings caused by...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:34:24 -0600
  ...Alan has replaced the fuel >> filter >> > and when he did so he said some rusty looking fuel came out of it... >> > However, the fuel...
• odd fuel pump question, 1990 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:50:13 -0400
  Short version: ------------- In your collective experience, should the fuel pump ever feel warm to the touch, i.e. any warmer than the outside air...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:53:30 -0400
  ...Long-term fuel storage (phase separation) water absorption, damaged steel fuel tanks, steel fuel lines, rubber fuel hoses, fuel pumps (both electric and mechanical...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:22:51 -0400
  ...Since >> gasoline engines mostly run near stoichiometric fuel/air ratio, it's nearly >> a direct relationship with fuel consumption increasing with engine speed, as...
• Re: Heavy engine flooding
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Tue, 23 May 2006 23:01:25 -0500
  ...fuel is pooring > through the fuel injectors hole in the intake... #1 is worse???? ok, i check > the injectors...fine??? so, the short version...
• I-4 conversion needing a new fuel tank?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:51:04 -0700
  You might try some Sta-bil fuel stabilizer in your present tank, first. That stuff cleans up the fuel system. I use it instead...
• Re: Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:04:15 -0400
  ...After looking at the usual > suspects I checked the fuel filter and it was filthy. Changed both the > plastic fuel filter pre-fuel pump...
• Re: Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:41:56 -0400
  The fuel sender O-rings can be either Green or Black. ALL the ones supplied with the fuel tanks and senders I have seen...
• Re: Alternate fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:10:44 -0400
  ...my only problem with the solution you propose is that to switch from a fossil fuel base to a non-fossil fuel base, there...
• 84 West Wolfsburg (fuel injection or fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Gordon
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:53:15 +0000
  ...I have checked the plugs, adjusted the timing, checked fuel pressure and changed fuel filters. I know little about the fuel injection systems, but...
• Re: high idle.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 01:18:47 -0400
  ...Fuel= clean? clog tank? clog/bent return fuel line. If not, take a hammer and bang the hell out of this engine (he he...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:00:18 -0700
  From Oregon DEQ (Dept of Environmental Quality) website: "Oregon law now prohibits topping off vehicle fuel tanks during refueling. Topping off causes gasoline drips...
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:45:15 -0400
  ...vacuum applied to diaphragm side of FPR, more fuel "allowed" into >fuel rail, more fuel used. No, that's all backwards. I'll 'splain...
• Re: Tiico--A2 Fuel Rail install question.............Use Vanagon FPR?/A2 FPR?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 2 May 2003 15:47:22 -0400
  The fuel rail I got from Ken WIlfy (www.vanagain.com) is so designed that were you to remove the A2 fuel pressure regulator...
• Fuel Pressure Gauge...any with electronic senders???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:30:57 -0800
  ...Is there such a thing as a fuel pressure gauge that has a non-mechanical (electronic?) sending unit? I'd like to mount a...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:00:55 -0700
  The pump can be noisy due to plugged fuel filter(s). It might be making noise because it's working too hard. ....though many...
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:15:24 -0700
  > secure your FUEL INJECTION CLAMP around the barbed > section, install back into the cigar tube (lubrication), install your FUEL > INJECTION CLAMP, and your back...
• Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:18:10 -0800
  If anyone is a real fuel injection nerd, I highly recommend Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management by Charles Probst (published by Bentley). It covers...
• Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:06:25 -0700
  Sounds like it may have been regular fuel lines used on fuel injection system? If it is a true "ALERT" please give all info...
• Re: fuel tank outlet vs fuel filter inlet
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 16 May 2010 21:05:30 -0400
  ...either my fuel tank was specifically designed with a larger outlet to > not use that filter and to plumb right to the fuel pump...
• Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 06:40:20 -0500
  ...You mostly >seemed to think that it was fuel pump/fuel filter/clogged fuel hoses. A few >votes for my oxygen sensor. I replaced...
• Re: Re-priming diesel fuel pump:correct procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Eren Berberoglu
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 08:48:11 PDT
  if you have a good enough battery , just crank it .. , or suck the fuel using an old fuel pump from the outlet of filter...