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• domestic water pump not pumping '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - keithpike
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 19:04:37 -0230
  I was out at Belleview Beach last weekend and waterpump stopped pumping to the sink. I just opened the tank and I am out...
• Bad fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 10:09:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...I read in the Muir book that the first half of the tank flows out with gravity and the second half reqiures the pump...
• Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Ness
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 10:52:58 -0400
  I have started to notice a loud sound coming from the fuel pump. It sounds like a bearing starting to fail. I haven't...
• Re: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:38:10 -0500
  >> Would it be possible to put a switch on the dash to disable the fuel >> pump? Assuming one could not locate the switch would...
• Broken wire help
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:19:14 -0700
  ...We are not getting juice to the fuel pump, The fuel injection and fuel pump relays are working, and juice is leaving the fuel...
• fresh water pump subsitute
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:35:37 -0700
  Anyone *successfully* used a small electric bilge pump as a substitute submersible water pump? Wondering if the flow is too much. I don't...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:52:32 -0700
  Are you feeling any resistance in the electric drill? My experience is that the pump when turning puts a LOT of torque onthe drill...
• Re: 83 Sink's 12V water pump
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:41:14 PDT
  On 5 Jul 96 at 22:35, BusBoys@aol.com wrote: > The immersible water pump was used on US market Westys from the middle...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 13:06:21 EDT
  > If you've had a water pump problem could you e-mail me with what kinds of > noises and symptoms you had and how...
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:33:30 -0300
  So, is it fair to say that a noisy FP may be caused by the pump delivering too much volume? Does the list have...
• Westy sink water pumps
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Fri, 17 May 1996 11:28:15 PDT
  My '88 pump quit also a few weeks back. I priced the factory in-tank pump at $125-150. Since I have seen early...
• Re: Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:40:07 -0700
  ...Water pump pulley does not rotate real > smoothly. Symptoms of a failing water pump? Fix quickee-quickee? > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type...
• Re: Re-priming diesel fuel pump:correct procedure?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 19:52:43 -0400
  >Last time I did this I hooked the return line from the pump to my Mity Vac >and sucked up fuel until it got...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:44:04 -0500
  ...One thing I did notice when changing the lines, was that the plastic coupler that stepe up the line size to the pump had...
• Re: if not one thing its another, fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Paul A Rogers
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:03:48 -0700
  I know this sounds stupid but how does one verify free gravity flow? My fuel pump has been making sounds for a while now...
• Re: 82 Diesel Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 18:39:22 -0500
  ...Is is best to just replace the pump? > Also, what is the basic procedure for changing the pump because I > have never done it...
• Re: Water pumps - '1986-1991' Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:05:30 -0700
  ---Thus quoth the raven@HALCYON.COM: > > > It would be interesting to know what brand the pumps were and exactly how > they failed. For what...
• Re: Fuel pump won't.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 07:20:33 -0400
  Steve, Are you sure the pump has a good ground connection? Did you make that 12V measurement while the pump was connected; a circuit...
• Re: Power steering pump cross reference part numbers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:56:50 -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...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:42:52 -0800
  ...Funny thing, that pump relay also gets a lead from G9 connector, which is hot when parking lights on. The pump relay looks a...
• Re: Fridge go POOF!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 21:10:21 -0500
  ...Turned on the pump to flush. So far so good. Turned on the pump again and it must have picked something up? Runs but...
• Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:37:23 -0500
  Hi Listees! A quick question regarding alternative fuel pumps for Vanagons: Is there any reason why a domestic FI fuel pump could not be...
• Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:01:46 -0500
  ...I have a new PS unit > installed, freshly flushed and filled - and my pump still whines like > crazy. In fact, all three used pumps...
• Re: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 23 May 2022 13:18:48 -0500
  Should not be necessary if the pump is OK. Jim On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 1:15 PM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com...
• Re: new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:03:01 -0700
  Your early Mk 1 Rabbit and Jetta use a fuel pump housed in a foam casing. If anything, the tape isulates the pump from...
• Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:18:48 -0800
  ...I installed the can filter post pump, and removed pre pump filter. (my '81 only had square pre filter) In my picasaweb pics (musomuso...
• Re: "The pump don't work cuz the vandal stole handle"?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:58:08 -0700
  ...So it sounds like my submersed pump might still be broken even if I can hear it pumping & I can't see anything that...
• Re: 83 Sink's 12V water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jul 1996 23:26:44 -0400
  The immersible water pump was used on US market Westys from the middle of 82 (Westy SN C00859 on) thru 91. Canadian market Westy...
• Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:42:06 -0700
  Its just a submersible rotary impeller kind of pump, its just that its submerged in gasoline. The fuel acts as lubricant and coolant, too...
• Re: Question about 1.6d injection pump
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:45:41 -0500
  ...I suspect that the injection pump is the cause of the problem. I've observed the hose which supplies the pump with the fuel...
• Re: pre fuel pump filter?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:33:35 -0800
  ...I found no difference in pump cavitation noise running an OEM type pre pump filter or not. (I'd installed a post pump filter...
• Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 21:57:19 -0800
  ...There are two pumps on the body of the tank. One is the same as that found on your Vanagon. The second pump is...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 06:35:08 -0800
  ...I'll probably buy that pump $109.00 pump - evidently it has slightly different connectors on it. Andree On 2/15/2011 10:23...
• Re: Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:56:38 -0400
  I would definitely make sure the pump is getting 12V before you order another one. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: HELP! 82 Westy Water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Wed, 30 May 2001 22:01:37 -0400
  ...HELP! 82 Westy Water tank pump > Sounds like a bad pump. Verify that current is reaching the pump by using a > test lamp, either...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:59:46 -0700
  At 8/19/2012 09:51 PM, neil n wrote: >Did all this to help quell pump noise. It did not do that. That...
• my new water pump leaked from weep hole
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:48 -0700
  hello, seems my water pump leaked some coolent from the weep hole, ahhhh. anyone ever had this happend with a german ( new pump ) i...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 18:28:22 -0700
  ...one thing about re-lighting, pump the pump a lot, keep pumping as you click the igniter, keep pumping longer than you think (30...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:24:19 -0400
  ...I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, replace the water pump. No "leak stop" material, regardless of brand, is...
• Re: Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Wed, 17 May 2006 06:29:34 -0700
  ...the pump? Or somehow remove > the emitter and pour it right down the tube into the pump? > > I bought a replacement pump at my...
• Re: New oil pump not snug in case
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:09:12 -0400
  Pascal That's my thinking on the aftermarket oil pumps as well. If the wear marks are on the top right side of the...
• Re: If the water pump or thermostat is broken?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:51:27 -0500
  On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Ben huot wrote: > Well, of course if the pump is dead (basicaly impossible!)the pressure will > rise. (Heat up...
• Re: How long to pump down A/C ?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 25 May 2003 21:36:09 -0400
  ...Pulling the vacuum through the Schrader valve limits the pumping speed even with the biggest vacuum pump. The objective in pumping down the system...
• Fuel pump bracket needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:25:31 -0500
  Hey folks, I need a good condition fuel pump bracket for an aircooled van. I don't know if the watercooled vans used the...
• Leaking Vanagon fuel pump case?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:15:38 -0800
  Hello, anyone ever heard of a leaking Vanagon ,Bosh fuel pump? I mean leaking at the connector section.Not from a filter. I searched...
• 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: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 23 May 2022 13:24:07 -0400
  ...Just leave the original wire connected in the tight space and use the old pump wire as a extension. Then connect the new pump...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 08:42:31 -0800
  ...At idle, the pump has always made an intermittent noise. I haven't heard enough Vanagon fuel pumps to say this with certainty, but...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:20:40 -1000
  I've never found a reason to dissable a waterboxer vanagon fuel pump .. but if I had to I would just unplug the wire...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:30:56 -0500
  ...Replaced the pump, filter, pump connections, and short > > sections of fuel line around the pump. > > > > New fuel pump seemed fine at first, but now...
• 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 20:52:06 -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: broke down in Portland, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 13:17:13 -0400
  Dan, The pump only runs for about 10 seconds when the ignition is turned on, to pressurize the continuous circulating system. So, turn off...
• 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...
• Re: Water Pump Question..............
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Gauthier
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 13:55:53 -0400
  Well, I've been replacing the water pump twice, before it began to leak, but it was VERY noisy. Bruno '88 GL >From: Mark...
• Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hill
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 07:26:16 -0500
  Regarding yesterday's discussion of a less expensive, more available fuel pump for the Vanagon: I have been using a fuel pump for one...
• Re: [NVC] 6-volt bilge pump?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:16:42 -0700
  ...M --- "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The Westy freshwater > tank pump or any other small immersible bilge pump would...
• Re: Fuel pump won't.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 05:42:37 -0700
  I've done the "run the pump backwards" and also, I've blown the crud off the tank pickup by compressed air. Not a...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Apr 2018 02:07:27 -0400
  ...Noisy pump is usually cavitation (bubbles forming in the fuel between tank and pump) caused by a restriction in the inlet from the tank...
• My writeup on removing and replacing the 2.1l Vanagon water pump
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:30:57 -0400
  ...Now go to the opposite end of this pipe/hose assembly at the water pump (small black pipe on right side of pump) and...
• Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:09:58 -0500
  I don't remember if my pump (replaced ten years ago) was leaking or squealing, but for the price of a seal kit I...