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Fuel move pump?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 11:12:23 -0400
...Can I pump out the gas from the 84 into the 85 tank? And then when time to replace fuel pump on the 85...
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: Help, GL wont start!
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 05:25:44 -0800
...NO voltage at > the Fuel Pump. Fuel pump works when power is applied to it off the vehicle. With > a good fuel pump relay...
Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:37:57 -0700
...Fuel pump noise? > > On the subject of fuel pumps, filters, noisy operation, etc. > > Here's a handy hint. Golf Tees are good fuel line...
Re: Noisy Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:18:07 -0500
It's likely that the fuel tank is rusted and shedding particles into the filter. Did you save the old pump? If so, look...
Re: Fuel pump issues.
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:08:05 -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: Chronic fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:31:46 -0700
Thanks for that advice! I just replaced my fuel pump because it was making an awful racket and I was sure it would leave...
Re: Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:55:31 -0500
The fuel pump only runs for a few seconds when you turn the ignition switch on but there is power to the coil constantly...
Re: GETTING STARTED
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:41:24 -0400
...it is a positive-displacement pump that takes fuel into a rotating chamber, then reduces the volume of the chamber which causes the fuel...
Speaking of fuel lines.....
Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:15:29 -0400
...fuel filter. [?]An additional short length of 7mm fuel line connects fuel pump and Fuel filter? And what is ahead of the fuel pump...
Even More New Info RE: Can't Search Archives: 1.9 stalled at speed, won't restart...
Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:35:17 -0600
...The fuel pump is NOT supposed to have power just because the key is on. The ECU tells the fuel pump when to run...
Re: engine dies while driving - possible causes?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:59:12 -0800
One of the most difficult diagnosis that I had to deal with was a dieing fuel pump. The fuel pump would intermittently fail, and...
Re: Fuel pump question
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:07:40 -0700
Take a close look at the fuel pump itself.� When I was replacing the fuel filter on my van I tried to remove the...
Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:20:53 -0700
...Could the alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow to fuel pump 30 while engine is off and while the starter turns the engine...
Re: Vanagon Gas Tank/Fuel System measurements
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 11 May 2010 19:37:41 -0400
...Vanagon Gas Tank/Fuel System measurements > Why does the filter go after the pump? > On my '85, the white plastic filter was between the...
Re: if not one thing its another, fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:57:06 +0000
...if not one thing its another, fuel pump > > A clogged filter or restriction from the tank will over stress a pump and > kill it...
Re: Bad Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:03:39 -0800
...Some vanagond have two fuel > filters, one pre, and one post fuel pump. Yours originally just had small > square one before the fuel pump...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 6 Mar 2018 21:01:07 -0800
While doing my engine swap, I installed a new fuel pump, fuel tank, all fuel hoses, filter, etc. Although the pump isn't noisy...
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: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:02:59 -0500
...So what I did is put a > second very > large restriction-free cleanable fuel filter before the pump (like a > big > net), this way...
Re: 87 SynroGL-No start
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 09:42:38 -0400
...Removed fuel filter to check for clog. No clog. When key is > turned > on I can hear the fuel pump engage for about 5...
Re: fuel pump relief valve?
Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:17:54 -0400
...High pressure fuel is delivered through a check valve, which closes when the fuel pump stops to hold pressure in the lines." And a...
Re: Frustrating NON START Solved
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:02:52 -0700
Do I claim to be an expert? NO! My understanding is that one of the relays is for the fuel pump, while the other...
Running FI engine empty- long reply
Historical mailing list
06 Sep 95 13:25:00 PDT
...Both diesel and FI use fairly specialized fuel pumps to move all that fuel = =0D around. Diesels, in particular, are very specialized; these pumps...
Re: Fuel pump dead? Help!!
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:37:43 EDT
Steve; How much fuel pressure is in the rail? My theory is you have too much pressure, hence impeding any more pumping action. Drive...
Re: Whining Fuel Pump Woes....
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:55:22 -0600
...When I came back and took the van for its first run > I heard the fuel pump whine however the van ran fine. I...
Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:50:18 -0400
...I called AAA and got van back home. > > > >Suspecting a fuel problem, I changed fuel filter and put back original > >fuel pump. No start...
Re: Fuel Pump Relay/Fuse
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:34:06 -0800
...There should be an image in Bentley Digifant section showing which of the 2 relays is the fuel pump relay. That section should also...
Re: fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:27:25 -0500
The fuel pump on my '86 did the same thing when the inlet port became clogged with rust and other debris. It also affected...
Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 4 Mar 2014 09:14:58 -0800
...I'm about 100% certain the fuel pump check valve is at fault but don't see how it relates to engine temp. (or...
Re: Hot Weather Effects... and some information.
Historical mailing list - kelian
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:48:13 +1000
...Identical behaviour to older cars with fuel vaporising before the carburetor. Both the pump and fuel lines would be too hot to touch at...
fuel pump choice?
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:51:32 -0400
Volks, The sickly noise from my fuel pump has me shopping for replacements. Bus Depot has a range of five choices, from the $99...
Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:14:43 -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: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:03:59 EDT
always carry a spare fuel pump under your back seat... i have a few of them good used..cheap. if u need a spare...
Re: 85 Westy stumbling?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:34:13 -0400
Alan, A whining fuel pump is indicative of fuel starvation. Can you check the output pressure of the pump ? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m...
Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:04:05 -0700
...I was just now under my van replacing the fuel filter and re-checking the lines. My pump was beginning to make some noise...
Fuel pump problem solved
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:16:59 -0700
...Fuel pump wasn't running. New pump too. Checked everything: Power to relay, relay working, no go. Direct jumped the pump to battery power...
Re: Whats that sound? My fuel pump!!!
Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:01:40 -0700
...running, turns out its >the fuel pump, is it normal to be able to hear the fuel pump? Yep! Mine's always been like...
fuel tank clogged
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:48:33 -0600
I have determined that my fuel tank is clogged with rust or something. Fuel pump works fine, the new filter, but fuel pump makes...
Re: installed new engine.. now have ecu/fuel pump woes....anyone help me?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:28:52 -0700
...i mean it cranks but no fuel pump/injectors.So i jumped the fuel pump and all runs as it should. Went through the...
Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:50:50 -0400
...I know that even though fuel pump is okay and fuel filter is clean, that the pump isn't operating when I crank the...
Fuel pump/filter
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:05:40 -0700
...Some time ago we replaced the fuel tank. At that time we moved the filter to post-pump location. All was great and quiet...
No Start, No Pump, HELP!
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:05:57 -0400
...Went to start it up around Midnight and had no fuel pump action. AARRGGHH! Was too tired to spend much time diagnosing it last...
can a locked fuel pump kill an ECU?
Historical mailing list - Austin
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 22:52:36 -0800
...Finally trace that the fuel pump is locked, won't turn at all (yeah I shoulda installed a filter between the tank & the pump...
Re: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - mike
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 20:31:53 -0700
Yeah, it was explained to me that if the filter clogs and no fuel goes through the pump it burns up. Most bad thing...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Andree
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:05:58 -0800
...Fuel pump > I guess I need a fuel pump as mine is making a lot of noise (according to the > shop it's in...
Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:48:55 -0400
...I ran a fuel pump output test and the pump > tested within range, and ran quietly. But during the test while pumping > the gas...
Re: Leaking Vanagon fuel pump case?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:12:59 -0800
...Leaking Vanagon fuel pump case? Hello, anyone ever heard of a leaking Vanagon ,Bosh fuel pump? I mean leaking at the connector section.Not...
Fuel pressur gage
Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:48:10 EDT
...It runs OK but surgeries (very little) I thank its starving for fuel. I had to replace the fuel pump with an after market...
Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:27:29 -0700
...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" And the solution was???? -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 4/23/18, thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: Subject: Re...
Re: Fuel tank problem solving - RESOLVED for now
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 6 Apr 2018 21:07:33 -0400
...big post-pump > fuel filter on its way to me. > > Checked all the engine bay electrical and vacuum connections around the > fuel rails, distributor...
Follow up Q Re: fuel pump behaviour with ignition on
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 19 May 2006 14:08:01 EDT
...Is there a pressure sensor that shuts off the pump when the correct fuel pressure is reached OR is it a timed power spurt...
Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:25:56 -0700
...I know the fuel injection system is setup to stop the fuel pump running when the engine is not running but the key is...
Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:25:44 -0700
FWIW...my 85 has always cycled twice since the day I owned it back in '89.� Recently replaced the fuel pump and it still...
Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:33:18 -0800
...The only "issue" with the Rabbit fuel pump is there is not a clamp on fitting on the high pressure end like the Vanagon...
Re: Frustrating NON START Solved
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:26:32 -0400
Karl Wolz wrote: > Do I claim to be an expert? NO! > > My understanding is that one of the relays is for the fuel pump...
Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:03:25 -0700
...So I was under the impression that the fuel pumps in our digifant VWs supply way more than enough fuel to the injectors and...
Hot Weather Effects... and some information.
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:57:22 -0600
...We've had many fuel pump failures on our Jetta since 1986 and the 'no start' mirrored the fuel pump failure. Of course, I...
Re: Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 07:42:19 -0500
...Fuel Pump > Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 9:09 PM > > Does a hissing/buzzing fuel pump mean its time to replace it?. Any advice...
Re: Fuel Prefilter
Historical mailing list
Sun, 13 Jun 1999 01:56:56 EDT
...I surmise it is to keep crud out of the fuel pump. Since I installed a new pump I want to err on the...