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Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:26:33 -0700
...And the fuel > pump on my Carat was seized so that had to be dealt with. By removing > the pump, and spraying carburetor cleaner...
Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:24:43 -0400
...voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump? Well, I checked the voltage at my silent fuel pump today. When the ignition was first...
Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:26:02 -0400
Almost all modern fuel injected vehicles have the filter on the pressure side, (after), of the pump(s). Not only did VW make this...
1.9L Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:29:26 -0400
...On the 1.9L engines the fuel filter was the small square plastic filter located between the fuel tank outlet and the fuel pump...
Re: fuel hoses
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 2 Oct 2004 20:02:10 -0400
...On vehicles with a plastic fuel filter in front of the fuel pump, the diameter is different up to the filter - 11mm, as I...
Re: broke down in Portland, need help
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 13:17:13 -0400
...According >> to us (me, him and the the tow truck driver) it's a dead fuel pump. He >> replaced fuel pump relay, ignition switch...
Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:19:29 +0000
Fuel systems for years had the filter between the pump and the carberator. Of course diaphragm pumps only had to be protected from the...
Re: Fuel pump/filter
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Dec 2014 15:41:40 -0800
...The fuel pump is back to peaceful pumping. > No squealing. > Muchas gracias. Now for that beer! > > Geneva and/or Mike Saint-Amour > www.slowcarfasthouse...
Fuel Filter 86 Syncro?
Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:10:49 -0400
...I cleaned out the fuel pump today and drained some gas to see how it was looking (finicky pump) I also cleaned up the...
Re: Fuel filter 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:46:01 -0500
"Typically" '85s only have the square plastic fuel filter that is between the fuel tank and the fuel pump. Yes, the inlet and outlet...
Re: Fuel pump stops.
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:25:08 -0700
...I noticed that the fuel pump stops pumping. I rigged up 12 Volts and powered the pump manually. It runs and the engine starts...
Re: Fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:40:32 -0500
When I can hear the fuel pump making that buzzing sound it's time to change the filter. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 10...
Re: Engine quit at freeway speed, no re-start
Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:34:28 -0700
>I don't think its the fuel pump, as that would cause a slow stall, not an immediate off, right? ...not necessarily. My van...
Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:57:51 -0400
...Vanagon fuel pump: > >http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/737082-inside-failed-fuel-pump.html Those are great. And the pump is in...
'86 automatic Vanagon won't start
Historical mailing list - Christopher H. Stinson
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 10:33:10 -0600
...I have replaced the fuel filter (from a "California behind-the-fuel-pump" metal filter to a "before-the-fuel-pump" plastic-cube fuel...
Re: do fuel pumps suck?
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sun, 1 Sep 2002 05:44:27 -0400
...do fuel pumps suck? Just wondering if the pump draws the fuel in from the tank, or is it just dependent on a gravity...
Noisy Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Little Bear
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:00:34 -0500
Fuel Pump very Noisy. What could cause this Pump has been tested and seems to be within specs. I have found this very annoying...
Re: Compression check procedure question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 10:40:53 -0700
...The fuel system retains pressure for a very long time after the fuel pump is off. The injectors will still spray a lot of...
bumble bee in fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 07:52:38 -0800
...The fuel pump on my 85 1.9 WBX has been making this noise as if a giant bumble bee was trapped inside (took...
Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:48:34 -0400
...The problem I see with this is that after the attempted theft you stand a pretty good chance of needing a new fuel pump...
Re: Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:49:29 -0500
Some vanagons came with a square plastic fuel filter between the tank and the pump. Others came with a round metal fuel filter between...
Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Mar 2006 to 2 Mar 2006 - Special issue (#2006-178)
Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:08:09 -0500
The fuel pump on my '86 makes noise when the inlet is plugged with flakes of rust or other debris in the fuel tank...
1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:08:40 +0100
...Fuel tank - fuel filter 2. Fuel filter - fuel pump 3. Fuel pump - canister ( I have no idea what purpose it serves ) * 4. Canister - to...
Re: Hot Weather Effects... and some information.
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:12:32 EDT
Robert, I use a Vanagon gas fuel pump as a prepump feeding the Golf fuel pump/filter/accumulator package. Never had a hot start...
Re: Fuel Pump won't turn on.
Historical mailing list - sudhir desai
Fri, 3 May 2002 13:28:45 -0700
--- Chris Winesette <Chriswinesette@AOL.COM> wrote: > I turn on the ignition and the fuel pump won't buzz. > Any ideas? have you looked at...
Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:45:24 -0500
...Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump I had the filter loose and was trying to get the hose linking pump-to-filter loose at...
Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:51:18 -0700
I'm curious about the Pierburg brand fuel pump on the Bus Depot web site: http://www.busdepot.com/251906091 I had a problem...
Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:56:48 -0400
...That's the specified minimum output of the fuel pump. The fuel pump circulates at least one full fuel tank through the piping every...
Re: fuel pump behaviour with ignition on
Historical mailing list - Pablo Bonilla
Fri, 19 May 2006 11:38:09 -0600
...Actually, that sound helps you a lot to determine if you have a fuel pump problem or not, when your car doesn't start...
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: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:09:09 -0800
...Even a true fuel pressure gauge is not that much $ compared to new fuel pumps. We need to learn to diagnose our problems before...
on the road again (was jammed fuel pump)
Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:39:18 -0400
Well, if anybody cares I did fix the fuel pump issue. I really couldn't fork out $200 beans for a new one, but...
fuel pump
Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 06:47:59 -0400
When the fuel pump in my 84 Westy got noisey i swaped it with a known good unit from my 83.5 parts van...
Re: Fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 13:36:53 EDT
I would try replacing the fuel filter before actually replacing the pump. Some times these get restricted and cause the pump to whine. Thanks...
Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 4 Sep 2022 21:08:54 -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: No fuel pressure options?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:00:53 -0700
...if the system is working like it should ..all parts ....tank, fuel pick up in the tank, pump, all lines , fuel pressure regulator , fuel...
Re: Vanagon Gas Tank/Fuel System measurements
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 11 May 2010 23:20:46 -0400
...There was a giant hole in the top of my tank, crap inside the tank, and my fuel pump is now QUIETTTT Anyone who...
No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:17:19 -0700
...If battery voltage is present, check voltage supply and ground circuit of fuel pump. If fuel pump wiring is okay, replace fuel pump.
Re: '89 vanagon no start problem...ideas?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:46:09 -0500
Fuel pump is gummed up. -Craig On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 1:35 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > 1989 with 2.1..doesn...
Re: Fuel Pump Relay/Fuse
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 18:09:14 -0800
...Fuel cavitation noise at pump can also be due to clogged pre pump filter but I think you would've noticed if you had...
Re: gasoline prefilter
Historical mailing list - pat
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:56:32 -0500
...However, if the screen inside the gas tank clogs the pump will cavitate anyway. You can tell if the pump is starved for fuel...
Re: power steering
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:10:22 -0400
At 03:26 PM 7/11/2012, Pat wrote: >Thinking about it, other hydraulic systems do the same thing. >The fuel pump has the...
Re: TD Fuel Pump rebuild/Replace Question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
Mon, 27 May 2002 11:43:35 EDT
...clamp off your lines so you wont get squirted to bad with fuel. also buy bosch pump, 15 psi i believe, i bought mine...
Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:24:19 -0700
...The fuel pump in my 2003 Ranger just gave >> up, >> > and >> > > the dealer pump is $300. I bought a Bosch pump from NAPA for...
Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:51:52 -0700
Thank you Neil! No wonder Cunegonde might be clogged up - there is the tank fuelpipe, the pre-pump white box filter, a screen in...
Re: Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:25:39 -0800
...I suppose with the fuel pump kill switch in the kill position I should be able to play the radio with the ignition turned...
Re: Fuel Pump Alternative
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 17 May 2010 18:51:55 -0400
Hi The Fuel pump that 1st failed was OEM Bosch on my vanagon but it was making noise even with a New filter and...
Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:51:00 -0700
...Pump works hard move fuel through > the blockage, and when it's working hard makes noise. > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:04...
Re: Electric (injection) fuel pump life span?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:38:46 -0400
Fuel pumps can fail at any time but the usual cause is running out of fuel clogged filter, low voltage to the motor or...
? on fuel pump/filter/lines
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:58:27 -0400
...But on my 85 GL the pump and one single plastic filter were found beneath (above) a protective plate. The fuel pump was mounted...
Re: fuel pump choice?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:59:00 -0400
> The sickly noise from my fuel pump has me shopping > for replacements. Bus Depot has a range of five choices, > from the $99 Fuel...
Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:37:46 -0700
...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" When you first turn on the key the fuel pump only runs 1-2 seconds and...
Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:35:14 -0700
...I assume the fuel pump is damaged from running dry for too long? I detached the pressurized fuel line after the pump. No gush...
Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:49:04 -0700
...If the fuel vaporizes at the suction inlet of the pump all bets are off." Ah. Dennis, that might be it. The periodicity of...
Re: HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:52:06 -0700
...Remove the fuel line at the injection pump and attach to inlet of fuel pump. Place hose from pump outlet into gas can and...
Re: Fuel Pump ??????
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:45:17 -0700
...then think about the fuel pump relay. I don't think I have *ever* seen a vanagon fuel pump relay fail.. or one out...
Re: No Start, No Pump, HELP!
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:09:21 -0700
Check the connection for the AFM, this controls the fuel pump, when the flap opens it turns the fuel pump on and does other...
Re: Fuel pump has a louder whine
Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
Sun, 30 Aug 1998 08:37:16 -0500
Jonathan, While the noise may not be the fuel pump if it is it could be the result of a clogged pre fuel filter...
Re: Running Rich, need help (and wierd fuel pressure)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:18:40 -0400
...Hot wire the fuel pump so it runs > continuously with the ignition being off. This is easily done at the > fuel pump relay. Remove...
Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:43:04 -0500
Well, I just pulled the fuel pump off and bench tested it. It seems to work at times, but other times just "bumps" but...