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• 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
  Historical mailing list - Nirav V. Patel [USA]
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:02:48 -0500
  ...Would love any and all thoughts on a problem I have with my fuel pump. I can't seem to get my fuel pump...
• Frustrating NON START Solved
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:21:24 -0400
  ...NOT START -Checked the fuel pump (funny shouldn't it vibrate when it first pumps up?) -Recheck the fuel pressure (pressure but shouldn't...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:45:23 -0700
  yup understand Mark but i don't get the 2 second prime on the fuel pump when i flip the key to the one...
• Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:27:08 -0700
  ...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" Because you changed the alternator voltage regulator..... Could the alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:15:39 -0700
  ...87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice > Well, I just pulled the fuel pump off and bench tested it. It seems to > work...
• Re: Running FI engine empty
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Sep 1995 01:55:47 -0400
  ...if you run an EFI >system dry, there is NO fuel in the pump ... which can burn up the pump. How long might someone...
• Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
  Fri, 12 May 2006 13:03:39 +0100
  Hi folks, Fraid I'm beseiging the list today, but I just got the answer to my fuel pump question. Thanks for your mail...
• noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 12:00:07 -0400
  ...noisy fuel pump The fuel pump on B. Bones was excessively noisy, so I robbed the almost silent fuel pump off of Long John...
• Where is fuel pump relay?? Urgent question!!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:39:01 -0400
  Broken own in SC -- at a shop -- not getting fuel and not hearing fuel pump or the clicking of relay when turning key. Where...
• Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:05:28 -0700
  ...But recently, while traveling in hotter climes, the fuel pump was pretty noisy at idle when engine up to temp, and restarted. And with...
• Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:24:21 -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: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:51:49 -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...
• Storage/Testing Fuel Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:40:20 +0000
  So through one part purchase or another I inherited two fuel pumps of unknown condition, I carry them along in the event I think...
• Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:13:28 -0400
  ...Napa > also has > a couple of suitable fuel filters for the intake side of the pump. > Their # > is 3032, or Purolator F63169. These both...
• Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:21:32 -0400
  ...Fuel pump replacment frequency? '84 vanagon Should a Bosche FP last more than little over a year? Mine was replaced last summer, along with...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:39:36 -0700
  ...Then unhook the pump feed line from the fuel tank > and run it into the container so it will pump fuel from there. Then...
• Re: fuel pump Question...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 08:54:00 -0100
  > 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: fuel tank outlet vs. fuel filter inlet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:22:54 -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: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 5 May 2001 12:53:01 -0500
  ...Hook a jumper up on the fuelpump and run a tube from the pump discharge side to a gallon can and run the pump...
• Solution Was: ARG, HELP, fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:23:11 -0500
  ...No more, whining pump, and no more starved van. I bought a new pump, filter, and fuel lines, and all I needed was some...
• Re: RE : Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felix
  Wed, 07 Aug 1996 14:02:31 -0600
  Hi Gerry and fellow Listers Gerry Skerbitz and I both have the same problem of fuel pump noise. My vanagon (Cherise) is a 1984...
• Re: WTB good used fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:51:28 -0700
  my fuel pump started being noisy, i mean i now hear a surring sound when standing next to the van. i guess its time...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:57:46 -0800
  When I put a new fuel tank in my '84 it cured the pump noise. I cut the tank open but found nothing blocking...
• Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sun, 24 May 2015 18:58:41 -0600
  ...I did the fuel pump rate test as per Bentley and had near zip output. Went through the system from the tank nipple (blasted...
• Re: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 06:34:02 -0700
  The connector behind the air cleaner is the fuel pump power wire from the pump relay to the pump. Up till mid 86 it...
• RE: Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:14:40 -0700
  ...Anyway, here are some ideas, along the lines of the following one to help you test the fuel pump: The fuel pump will run...
• Re: Fuel Pump won't turn on.
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 3 May 2002 12:49:15 -0400
  ...Fuel Pump won't turn on. I turn on the ignition and the fuel pump won't buzz. Any ideas?
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 5 Sep 2022 01:55:43 +0000
  ...screen at outlet.  Fuel pump tries to do the best it can, but the result is cavitation in fuel pump (noisy and the gurgling...
• Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 95 21:16:20 -0700
  ...I checked for fuel and lo and behold, none came from the pump. I took the pump apart, put it back together and everything...
• Re: Fireworks for the Fourth-in my engine bay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:15:11 -0400
  At 08:50 PM 7/2/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >did you cycle the fuel pump with the key about 10 times to...
• Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:16:24 -0700
  Kurt, what you describe as a fuel supply problem as the reason for your engine stalling , may not be the fuel pump at all...
• Re: screen in gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:23:27 -0400
  Does his '85 van have a plastic pre-pump fliter (goes inbetween the tank outlet and fuel pump?? This was discontinued on '85 up...
• Re: fuel pump power consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:38:48 +0100
  ...fuel pump power consumption? > Anyone have their own testing data for how much power a working fuel pump > draws? > > I am getting conflicting information...
• Fuel Transfer Pump recomendations
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:38:52 +0000
  ...15 gallon auxiliary fuel tank in my 90 Westy and I'm not happy with the 12 volt Fuel Transfer Pump that came with...
• Re: [WetWesties] Viable economical fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 08:38:07 -0700
  ...First change the fuel filter and see if the whine goes away. Second, search recent posts (last month or less) for a post by...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:49:21 -0500
  ...I guess I didn't realize that the ends of those pumps were plastic. Good advice and lesson learned. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie...
• Re: Where is fuel pump relay?? Urgent question!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:30:53 -0700
  The 2 relays BOTH have to click for the fuel pump to run. If the other relay does not click on first, the FP...
• Re: Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:46:41 -0700
  besides the possibility of vapor lock, there's also another factor to consider... - the length of fuel line from the fuel pump to the...
• Re: aftermarket turbo/supercharger to deisel?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:39:58 EST
  ...job without *more* fuel -- your present FI pump will not handle this. Well it will, really..the Bosch VE pump has enough capacity for...
• voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:34:17 -0700
  Well, I checked the voltage at my silent fuel pump today. When the ignition was first turned on, I got a maximum reading of...
• Re: Syncro fuel tank drain
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:27:10 -0700
  ...I just hot wire the fuel pump, and pump out all the fuel I can get out. ( it's even very easy to jumper...
• Re: How loud is your fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:50:41 EST
  ...How loud is your fuel pump? >> Drew, my man, how can this be quantified let alone solve your problem? The tank does not have...
• Re: 89 engine coughs and backfires at quick acceleration when warm?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 08:11:00 -0700
  I had similar symptoms and it turned out to be the fuel pump. Are you sure the Fuel pump you tried was a known...
• I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Mon, 7 May 2001 21:15:18 EDT
  which fuel pump do I want to use? stock 87 vanagon GL or the fuel pump from the donor engine the 85 Golf? shaggy
• Note Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:30:27 -0400
  At 04:28 PM 4/21/2010, David Beierl wrote: >The standard pump pulls fuel from the tank very nicely -- it's a >positive...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 19:40:49 -0700
  Carry a spare coil too...or in my case buy a fuel pump only to find the coil has gone kaputski...that way you...
• Re: power to the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:32:13 -0400
  ...88c and 88d are connected together and supply the +12v for the aux air regulator and fuel pump. The relay coil is connected only...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:35:00 +1200
  ...Within range and >engine gets fuel, step off too far and the fuel pump gets no fuel. Or >possibly same idea but to a...
• Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:54:22 -0700
  It is so easy and so effective to hot wire the fuel pump with a nice size wire from a solid voltage source....and...
• Re: bumble bee in fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 12:13:14 -0500
  ...dying > fuel pump, or if it is more like standard vanagon noise. $250 just to get the > same noise from a younger pump? What...
• RE: Gas Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 11:29:20 -0900 (AKST)
  ...This morning I checked out the heater and it was receiving no fuel. Removed the fuel pump and it no longer pulsates, just clicks...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:11:26 -0400
  ...The fuel pump in my 2003 Ranger just gave up, > > and > > > the dealer pump is $300. I bought a Bosch pump from NAPA for...
• Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - David Williams
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:04:58 -0600
  I am getting ready for a trip to Yellowstone this summer and I have a noisy fuel pump. It is loud enough that I...
• Re: can a locked fuel pump kill an ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:07:13 -0800
  ...Worth checking the Voltage to the fuel pump relay from the ECU, difficult to measure as the signal only last for about 10 second...
• 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: Fuel pump issues.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:24:42 -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: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:44:57 -0400
  I have an '84 and an '85 and I really have to listen carefully to hear the fuel pump when i first turn on...
• Re: fuel pump instructions?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:06:35 -0800
  Look at the new pump closely.� The fuel outlet to the filter and beyond is probably made of plastic.� Be very careful when installing...
• Re: Need used fuel pump... schnell!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 23:07:53 -0600
  Sam Scholten wrote: > > PO was willing to give me a > known-working Golf fuel pump, but it doesn't fit the Vanagon clamp. Sam...
• Re: Fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:42:49 +0000
  ...Any  thoughts on life of the fuel filter and also on the original fuel pump? Eric Caron