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• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:23:37 -0400
  Hi Matt, If you are hearing fuel pump noise, it usually results from a clogged fuel filter... or crap that got into the pump...
• Re: Sick 85 westie
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 20:29:06 EST
  ...Also check your fuel filter. It is a grey boxy looking filter near the fuel tank (under the van on the sliding door side...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:00:49 -0400
  ...This time, I had an new filter for my old 84. I ran that in-between the tank and filter, so I have two...
• Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:16:51 -0400
  ...Young > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----SNIP-- page shows large metal filter (after > the> > pump) as California only, with no filter before the pump. This is the > setup> > on...
• ** HELP ** van heavy gas smell
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:43:48 -0700
  ...HELP please coulf it be my fuel filter, I can drive about steady speed the it does the vanagon lunge but its heavy gas...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:28:36 -0800
  I got my van back from the mechanic - I had forgotten that I only have a white square fuel filter before the pump, with...
• Re: 2.1L Extremely Rough Running
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:32:13 -0600
  When is the last time you replaced the fuel filter? I had similar symptoms with a bad No. 2 Temp sender (the blue one...
• Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:22:01 -0700
  ...the Vanagon fuel filter to place it BEHIND the fuel pump. > >> > >> A filter before this pump would have saved it. Damaging fuel > >> contaminants can...
• Re: gasoline prefilter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:20:56 -0500
  If the pre pump filter has the same size hose on both sides then it was the original that should have been removed during...
• Re: Skipping engine
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 21:56:48 -0700
  ...Worked on the fuel tank last week. Could a fuel filter be the cause? I would think a clogged filter would slow the fuel...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:19:33 -0600
  ...If you have fuel, you will know it. If no fuel - check the fuel filters up front. If fuel - pull the injectors on one...
• Re: The Syncro Sputter
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:41:32 -0700
  ...Anybody have that happen and know of a solution? > > could be fuel filter got clogged ...perhaps water in the gas. might be > a good...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:29:27 -0400
  ...I have now changed the fuel filters. And I check the AFM connector and while they're put in a new air filter. Van...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 01:12:27 -0400
  ...Installed a new filter too. Now in the process I broke the plastic outlet "nipple" off of my spare fuel pump - any ideas on...
• Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 07:48:48 -0700
  ...Fuel pump woes > Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the > fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the > fuel pump. My Westy...
• Re: gas filter, 81 air cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 17:57:57 -0600
  ...My fuel pump is > singing > pretty good, so I want to replace the filter before it starves any > more. > > Thanks very much, > > John > ________________________________________________________________ GET...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 29 Nov 2020 14:34:00 -0800
  how old is your fuel filter? it could be it... I had the very same symptom as if the brakes were dragging, running lean...
• FS 85 camper $1500 in NJ area
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:58:46 -0600
  ...Bentley manual, extra oil filters and fuel filter. Lots of service records. Upgraded instrument cluster with tach and digital clock. CLEAN CARFAX AVAILABLE! 215k...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:03:15 -0500
  ...Sounds like a fuel starvation problem. Possibly pressure regulator or filter. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: 85 Westy fuel tank change
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:57:19 -0500
  ...The fuel pump (passenger) side leaves the tank via another 7mm outlet pipe to the stock cube shaped pre-pump filter with 7mm inlet...
• Used Fuel tank for sale
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Tue, 9 May 2000 18:39:31 -0400
  ...Also, keep an eye on their fuel filters for awhile. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 15:30:07 -0500
  ...sound like a fuel flow problem. Filter I would suspect. Or water in fuel. Put some HEET in the fuel. Check your fuel flow...
• Re: 1988 Weekender Wolfsburg barely runs.
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Wed, 21 May 2003 20:39:57 -0700
  ...Try this for fuel: spray carb cleaner or starting fluid right into the air filter mouth, then kick the motor over. If you are...
• Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:31:55 -0400
  ...I checked the fuel pump wiring before this trip. A good wiggle on all connections did not produce any negative effects. The fuel filter...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:29:23 -0800
  ...and sometimes, I find a weak fuel pump, clogged or very dirty fuel filter, and occasionally, a bad fuel tank. ( I test for that...
• more fuel problems!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:07:34 -0600
  ...bad fuel pump (very unlikely) 2. ice in gas (never happened before) 3. rusty crap in fuel tank continues to clog fuel filter (really...
• Re: See The Inside Of Your Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:29:48 -0500
  ...And there were cardboard >fibers plugging not only the filters but all the way out to the fuel pump >and fuel filter. > >Lesson here...
• Re: Uh-oh. Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:06:10 -0700
  ...1) fuel filter 2) fuel pressure regulator I think that if your fuel filter is totally clogged, it might obstruct the flow of fuel...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:39:23 -0500
  ...Change all the fuel lines.* > - Replace the fuel filter. > - Change the oil and oil filter. > - Clean or replace the air filter. > - Replace the spark...
• Re: hesitating even after new fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:09:54 -0600
  ...Finally the outlet clogged and that was it. (I knew the outlet was clogged because the filter was clean - but the fuel pump was...
• Re: Empty pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 21:10:54 EST
  ...So the problem you are having could be that your fuel filter has water in it and it is icing up during cold spells...
• fuel filter: before, after, indifferent?
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:00:34 -0600
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• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:24:30 -0500
  ...makes the fuel-filter change an exercise in high-speed toolwork! >On my '78 I plan to add an electric fuel valve that is...
• Re: Fuel Filter or Bad Gas? Or more?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:43:38 -0700
  ...Other than, air, there's fuel. If the fuel filter is plugged, you can test it by running a short piece of fuel line...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:40:18 -0400
  ...fuel that may have dripped through the the plugged filter and ran the engine till it was used up(2 seconds).Any pump noise...
• Re: (Fuel filter) What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 16:27:04 -0500
  ...solve the fuel filter wierdness, > > Mike D > 83.5 White Westie > Lake Tahoe, CA Hey Guys, The small filter before the fuel pump was...
• fuel pump/starting question...need assistance
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:53:49 -0700
  ...In fact, a lot of that junk ("brown gas") came out of the inlet side of the primary fuel filter when I changed the...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:26:26 -0500
  The fuel filter should be on the passenger side of the van, right about between the doors. Cheers, Harry On 11/28/2012 01...
• Re: 2.1 WBX stumbles after hot restart; vapor lock?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:10:23 -0700
  ...And water in the fuel falls udner that. I sort of have this rule to always empty out the fuel filter backwards and see...
• Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:41:27 -0500
  JIm, Good thoughts I agree that a pump would be more prone to failure, if it was starving for fuel. The ole' perodic maintenence...
• Re: starting
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:04:13 -0400
  ...now the things that i have replaced > Fuel pressure regulator > fuel filter > idle stablelizer > vacuum hoses > fuel lines > anyone have any suggestions?? > Darrel > Temp...
• Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:38:33 -0400
  ...Fuel pump woes > Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the > fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the > fuel pump. My Westy...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 00:13:12 -0600
  ...8" fuel line on the outlet side of the tank and >> used a NAPA 3002 filter. This is a clear plastic filter so I...
• Re: Dieing on hill still
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 01:51:57 -0800
  ...Dieing on hill still Please help 85 vanagon dies on hills .......I have replaced fuel pump,filter and plugs and wires,with mimimal results...
• Re: fuel pump +Mom problem
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:04:35 -0500
  ...fuel injection hose clamp, and are different from hose clamps.They will not damage the hose.After removal of the clamps, the old filter...
• Re: Fuel tank cleaning issues, screens
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:41:47 -0800
  ...Do these less expensive Brazilian tanks have a return filter? My guess is that whatever debris is picked up (wearing fuel lines?) on return...
• Re: tracking down gas smell tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:01:52 -0400
  Update on earlier post, tightened up hose clamp on rear of canister fuel filter. Now with repeated pressurizing of the fuel system, no drips...
• 1988 Weekender Wolfsburg barely runs.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 21 May 2003 12:20:53 -0500
  ...I can hear the fuel pump. I need a new air filter, and maybe a fuel filter. Any idea's what to try next?
• Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:15:49 -0700
  ...often do I have to drain the water out of the fuel filter and is there anything other than common sense involved in doing...
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:12:56 -0700
  ...to start at all. > > Today I went through the air filter, fuel filter, checked all the lines, > and then found something online about a...
• Re: Fuel Pressure/Hot motor/Power Steering grease
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 08:40:50 -0700
  ...I have been changing my fuel filters alot , due to tank rust. When is the last time, you changed yours? This may be a...
• Canister Fuel Filter Install
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:30:21 +0000
  After reviewing about six years of archive hits on fuel filters I'm running a bit scared on installing a new canister type because...
• Re: How loud is your fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:50:45 -0700
  Fuel pumps do tend to get a bit noisier if the filter needs replacement. Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:24:50 -0800
  If you're old filter was really clogged, I'd be very suspicious of the fuel supply. Additionally, clogging could occur upstream of the...
• If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:36:29 -0500
  ...plus replacement of all fuel lines from expansion tanks back to fuel filter (including those !@#$% y-fittings on the top of the tank). All...
• Re: 1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:56:11 -0400
  ...Fuel filter - fuel pump 11x3.5 same p/n >3. Fuel pump - canister ( I have no idea what purpose it serves ) * 7x3 high-pressure...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 20:52:32 -0400
  ...If you do find that there is rust particulate >you might want to go out and buy a cheap in-line fuel filter for...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:19:27 -0700
  ...There should be at least one fuel filter nearby, most likely a tin can shaped affair downsteam of pump. there also could be a...
• Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 22:08:03 -0500
  ...died on freeway Thank you Neil! No wonder Cunegonde might be clogged up - there is the tank fuelpipe, the pre-pump white box filter...
• MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:09:43 -0500
  ...works fine), checked and cleaned charcoal cannister, new fuel pump, new fuel filter, new air filter. The car runs fine, no problems idling, going...