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Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:17:38 -0700
...To get the old pump out, I > Wound up sawing the coss over pipe off next to the pump because of a > bound up...
'falia Sink Pump Questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
Mon, 08 May 95 09:27 PDT
The pump for my sink has never worked since I purchased my 'falia. So this past weekend I was on a mission from God...
Re: Will a Jetta fuel pump work on a westy?
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Fri, 14 May 1999 17:26:13 -0700
At 8:16 PM -0230 5/14/99, Bob Norman wrote: >Here's the story, >The Fuel pump has died in my '81 Westy...
Re: Fuel pump issues.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:43:12 -0400
...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: [DIESEL] How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:00:36 -0700
You should be able to prime the pump by removing the oil filter mount and pouring oil down through the top of the pump...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:58:46 -0700
...I don't think the oil > filter housing access will let me get oil down into the pump--perhaps > folks are thinking of a...
Re: Fuel Pump No Juice
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:36:18 -0700
...Would that say ignition switch is ok? > > I replaced the fuel pump relay > > I followed the hard > wiring from pump to engine compartment. Some...
Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:24:29 -0500
Looks as if the fuel flows right through the pump motor itself. Not sure what keeps it from igniting, unless it's just the...
Re: Water pump?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:36:43 -0800
I've been adding a water soluble oil which makes a fine rust inhibitor and water pump lubricant to all cars and vans I...
Re: Westy 12v water pump
Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
Tue, 8 Jul 1997 17:36:12 -0700
>The water pump in my potable water tank won't pump. Power to the unit, >ground OK, but no operation. The local RV center...
Re: Water Pump Weep Hole advice needed
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:10:47 EST
...I have a VW dealer water pump I installed at that time and have had no problem. Best, Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA
Re: Original vs. rebuilt fuel pumps
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 09:29:04 -0700
I said this before after replacing my stocker pump with the rebuild one likes to sounds like a bee hive, its been buzzin for...
Water tank pump shot
Historical mailing list - Homer Christensen
Tue, 24 Jan 1995 20:36:45 -0800 (PST)
When we bought our 84 westy, the sink's water pump didn't work. So we opened up the tank and boy did it...
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...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:12:13 -0500
David, Consider a worn impellar in your water pump. At speed you have reasonable head pressure but at idle there is not enough pump...
Re: fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Aaron
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:33:43 -0700
...I used this to determine that the fuel pump issue was my tank and not my pump (as I thought it was). Unfortunately I...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:54:20 -0700
...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: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:37:24 -0700
...1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole > >Joe, > >Water from the weep hole indicates a seal failure in the water pump. New WP >time...
Re: bumble bee in fuel pump
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:00:04 -0500
At 12:46 PM 11/14/2002, Joachim Preiss wrote: >A guy here at my work moved the pump around a little left and...
Re: Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:22:01 -0500
I've had a loud fuel pump in my '85 for Years an never found the problem. I've replaced the fuel pump (6...
Re: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
Historical mailing list - David White
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:45:53 -0700
...This symptom of a buzzing fuel pump is a pretty common topic on the Volvos. The stock fuel pump on these VOlvos is also...
Auxilliary waterpump for vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:12:37 EDT
...Illustration 150-50 shows an additional water pump! I called a dealer and found that the water pump along with the rubber mounting and...
Re: Water Pump life on a 1.9
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 3 Jan 2013 08:43:54 -0500
I have a theory that if you are seeing water pump failures at low mileage over and over then your radiator is most likely...
Re: Fwd: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:16:57 -0700
...If the ecu is bad, the pump will > not > activate. You can first jump the pump relay postion, if the pump stays on > full...
Clean Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 08:06:23 -0500
I was following the recent thread on trash from the gas tank clogging the pump and wanted to make sure I understand the cleaning...
Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 17 May 1999 17:48:59 -0700
The pump we are referring to is the left most knob in the fridge control panel. The same knob is also the ignition button...
Re: Pre pump filter
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:47:54 -0400
This is how I modified my 84 Fuel Pump / Filter. https://photos.app.goo.gl/upBC33dWXtffiZCQA Jack -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
Re: Coolant Change
Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
Sat, 8 Oct 94 09:26:06 -0400
sstones <sstones@io.org> writes: [in response to a question about a coolant filter] > The automobile water > pump is not the most effective pump...
Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:07:11 -0700
...so if the ecu is not grounding the fuel pump correctly i would not get any fuel pump if i bridge the power relay...
Fuel Pump Problems
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:49:16 -0500
...I tested the fuel pump to see if it was the culprit. I ran a wire off the battery to the pump.......the pump...
Fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
Thu, 25 May 2006 22:10:28 +0100
Hi folks, I'm back on the fuel pump theme again. Checking the archives brings up several possible causes of fuel pump noise. Checked...
Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:17:17 -0700
...You will hear the fuel pump activate briefly, then stop. My pump activates TWICE,(bzzzttt-bzzzttt!) not normal , not no how. Go figure. We...
Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
Historical mailing list - Steve Kneuper
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:20:24 -0500
...I've had my 87 for almost a year, had same issue of noisy fuel pump. Pulled fuel pump to see rust flakes in...
Re: very loud Screeching noise turns heads
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:59:23 EST
...Could it be my water pump being worn out? >> Marshall, It could be that the impeller of your "all-water-pumps-are-the-same...
where does power to the fuel pump come from?
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:26:52 -0700
...Upon troubleshooting, the fuel pump (NEW 1000 miles ago) is not turning on with the key. Hmmm, So i hot-wired the fuel pump...
Re: EV Had to be towed.....
Historical mailing list
Sat, 03 May 1997 18:05:02 -0400 (EDT)
Here's my guess.....bad fuel pump relay...blown fuel pump fuse.....bad fuel pump.....badly clogged fuel filter.....fuse to digifant control unit...
Re: Power steering pump cross reference part numbers
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:24:14 -0700
...Power steering pump cross reference part numbers > Recieved my rebuilt ps pump > > Existing Pump 251 422 155 X (115bar) Correct > > Rebuilt Pump 026 145...
12V Power to Water Pump
Historical mailing list - Ed McLaughlin
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:29:51 -0600
Hey y'all I'm still trying to get the water pump in my '80 Westy to run. I've had the pump bench...
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 buzzing
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 7 Apr 2010 15:29:00 -0700
I'd just use the pump and filter in situ to run off a can of gas. like take the fuel tank out of...
Re: Fuel pump noise?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:18:52 -0400
At 07:08 AM 7/22/2013, Bob Anderson wrote: >Hello All, > Question regarding my fuel pump. When engine is running, I'm > getting...
Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:34:49 -0400
...Since > pump is pretty new, and tank et al is too, I am almost certain the > noise is due to pump cavitation. FWIW, in...
Need used fuel pump... schnell!
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Mon, 18 Sep 2000 22:05:40 +0000
...Noticed that the fuel pump whine that I am used to hearing was missing and fuel pump was cold after several attempted starts. PO...
Re: Water pump?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 07:58:13 -0600
Some years ago I heard about a trick from a professional mechanic who soaked water pumps 24 hours in pure antifreeze to "prime" the...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 12 May 2009 07:53:17 -0400
Dave, did you do the test for the bad fuel pressure regulator? These go bad more than the pumps. I have an economy aftermarket...
Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:21:14 -0500
Dennis, My pumps still function. BUT - they whine like crazy, it's loud, and it's far worse when turning under a load such...
Re: Diesel pump!
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 20:24:18 -0700
...It's not an air pump. You have to put an intake tube on the pump and give it an "infusion", that is to...
Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:04:05 -0700
...Mine is real quiet again..no pump humm.. The pump on mine is mounted on the right side frame rail under the van. It...
Re: Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:09:47 -0700
...I've run that bus with only pre, then only post pump filter and IIRC, with both. No real difference in pump noise level...
Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:59:53 -0500
Some pumps whine more than others. I would pull the feed line off that goes into the pump and make sure the gas flows...
Fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jul 95 21:16:20 -0700
...I decided to pull the pump off. I had not yet disconected the INLET line from the pump. I pulled the pump and tried...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Replacing 1.9TD injection pump seal in van?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:50:07 -0700
re Scribe a precise mark for the injection pump pulley position. (tricky part a) there already is a mark on the IP side of...
Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Mon, 2 Oct 2017 09:25:24 -0700
Since the car hasn't been towed home yet, I haven't gotten a chance to pull the post-pump filter outlet and see...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:24:13 -0700
...How could you accureately set the pump gear end-play with a gasket between the block and oil pump as an added variable? Mike...
fuel pump or gas tank
Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:32:16 EDT
...I ordered a new fuel pump ill have it in about 2 hours. THE QUESTION DOS the pump pull the fuel from the tank...
Re: Trying to light fridge!
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:46:47 -0500
...Unscrew the drain cap and connect an air pump with a flexible hose. Pumping air with the foot pump while pressing the igniter button...
Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:51:09 -0700
next time I'm working on one, I disconnect the distributor, and see if ecu still runs the fuel pump for a few seconds...
Re: Priming the friggin' sink pump
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:13:43 -0800
...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: Fuel Transfer Pump recomendations
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:01:00 -0700
We've used the Facet fuel pumps on our off road, on road, even race cars for years. Never had one fail and they...
throttling H20 pump
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:40:00 -0800
Is it okay to throttle the water volume without damage to the pump? I want to hook up a sprayer hose that has adjustable...