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• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:46:21 -0600
  I just had this myriad of evil things happening......loud pump, clogging filter, could not suck gas below 1/2 tank, leaking fuel at...
• flooding, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 10:55:08 -0500
  Ok, so I'm satisfied with the oil pressure, and now, since I, like an idiot, didn't disconnect the fuel pump when cranking...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:42:31 -0400
  ...Strange note… if i bridge the fuel pump > relay the pump runs fine. BUT if i bridge the power relay for the > fuel pump...
• Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:40:30 -0400
  ...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: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:28:04 -0800
  ...Fuel pump relay cutout switch > > Help. I'm helpless when it comes to reading a current diagram (but I really > did try). I want...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 06:46:11 -0500
  ...I have 87,300 miles on the van with a recent fuel filter >change, is this about average for fuel pump life span? Does...
• Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 May 2006 23:59:11 -0400
  ...A filter can cause more problems as the fuel will vaporize or boil under a vacuum and these pumps move a lot of fuel...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:41:48 -0800
  ...Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 4:54...
• Re: Fuel pump run on..carbureated 2 liter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 20:06:49 -0500
  At 06:50 PM 1/21/2001, Tarheel wrote: >I had noticed that the after market fuel pump the PO installed runs on and...
• Re: '88 GL - Fuel Tank to Pump - hose
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:55:19 -0700
  Be very careful when you do remove that hose from the pump.� When trying to remove the hose clamp at the fuel outlet I...
• 81 fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - david radcliff
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 09:45:05 -0500
  ...Pulled tube coming from fuel pump and had him turn over engine, fuel gushed out. Was towed to his local shop (by AAA) and...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:51:13 -0700
  ...Basically if the engine stops the fuel pump will not pump. >When the engine is being cranked the fuel pump will pump because the...
• Re: Last question of the night
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:29:21 -0500
  ...Fuel comes from pump to tee; from tee to fuel rails; from fuel rails to regulator; apparently regulated by some sort of "back pressure...
• Re: old, old gas Q?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:22:41 -0700
  ...and you could disconnec that line, hot wire the fuel pump, and run it until it pumps all it can out of the fuel...
• Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:39:52 -0700
  ...Did some reading on fuel pump cavitation. Though it seemed that the small ID on outlet of older model year tanks was the main...
• Re: Fuel filters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:39:37 -0700
  ...and those came stock with just the small fuel filter between fuel tank and fuel pump. it is common to add a 'large silver...
• new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:45:28 -0400
  I saw some earlier posts that recommended against putting tape around a new fuel pump. Here's what I did - when I pulled out...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 23:13:08 -0400
  Inquiring minds want to know whats the part number and manufacture of the fuel pump or the year and model of the ford it...
• 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: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:15:31 -0700
  ...You may want to replace your fuel tank to fix the issue. Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM> wrote: The filter IS before the pump...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank/Fuel System measurements
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Tue, 11 May 2010 14:22:29 -0400
  ...Right? Then the >> outlet to the fuel pump is smaller..... 7mm? >> >> I know the current system I have is very gerry-rigged with it...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:51:33 -0700
  On 5 Jul 2004 at 8:47, Robert Lilley <RClilleyjr@COX.NET> wrote: > The reason there is no fuel filter before the pump is...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:50:44 -0600
  ...fuel filter > > > Steve, > > I think the consensus is that the dirt won't hurt the fuel pump. I > have > heard of fuel pumps disintegrating...
• 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: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:14:33 -0600
  ...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: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:17:07 -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...
• Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:54:35 -0500
  ...the filter as a normal > maintenance and wind up BREAKING the fuel pump and have to replace it also. > Just one of those learning...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Re: HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:39:31 -0400
  ...Remove the fuel line at the injection pump and attach to inlet of fuel pump. Place hose from pump outlet into gas can and...
• Re: van won't start, making progress
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:59:21 -0700
  ...Does that mean that something else could prevent the >fuel from reaching the line I cut, other than the pump failing, or >blockage? > >Life...
• Fwd: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:49:29 -0500
  ...84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem To: Nirav Patel <agencia72@gmail.com> Forwarded conversation Subject: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem ------------------------ From: *Nirav V. Patel [USA...
• Fuel pump relays?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:34:24 -0500
  ...Thinking the fuel pump relays have gone out or maybe a ground or wiring has corroded. The van has been sitting awhile... Just where...
• intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:27:01 -0400
  ...Has anyone experienced an intermittent problem with their fuel pump? Sometimes it pumps (that little buzzing sound when the keys are turned over), sometimes...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:19:41 -0600
  Entity Anonymous Digest spoke thus: > I stand in amazement that any engineer at any level, would put the fuel filter > AFTER the pump. <blahblahblah...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:23:53 -0700
  ...noisy fuel pump > > Not a chance Robert. Reversing the pump runs it backward pushing the > > crud out and clearing the inlet. Reconnecting allows it...
• Re: Running FI engine empty
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 01 Sep 95 13:00:53 CDT
  ...many (not all) of the fuel injection systems use bosch fuel pumps, and these are "cooled" by the flow of the fuel through the...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:49:46 -0800
  ...You could put a switch in the fuel pump feed that's under the van and kill it that way. On Nov 15, 2007...
• fuel pump straining and hose leaking question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:32:05 -0700
  Hi.� I've had some experience with noisy fuel pumps and dirty fuel filters, but I haven't seen this before, and I'm...
• Re: My fuel pump is...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:32:03 -0500
  ...I throw away the noisy fuel pumps and if you bought a noisy fuel pump the first thing you'd do is demand your...
• Re: FI fuel pressure issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:25:13 -0400
  ...Measured fuel flow from fuel pump. got 24 ounces in 30 seconds..........8 ounces more than half a quart. HMMMM So swapped fuel pump...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:53:08 -0400
  Hi Volks, Since we're still talking about fuel pumps, I'll inject another nugget of useful data: You don't HAVE to replace...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:11:46 -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: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Tue, 8 May 2001 08:42:06 -0400
  John \"Shaggy\" Donovan wrote: > > which fuel pump do I want to use? stock 87 vanagon GL or the fuel pump from the donor engine...
• fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 22:53:08 -0600
  ...I have 87,300 miles on the van with a recent fuel filter change, is this about average for fuel pump life span? Does...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 22:55:47 -0600
  ...Maybe it is for before the fuel pumpt? It's a square >> >plastic white one and my current fuel filter is like a fat...
• Arrrgh!! No start, no fuel pump sound!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:28:26 -0500
  ...No pump sound, no fuel at the "T". It was working fine when I parked it last, and never gave any indications of any...
• Re: Fuel pump/filter
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:28:48 -0600
  ...If debris is partially blocking the fuel outlet in the tank, that would clear it temporarily. Last but not least, the fuel pump. GregM...
• Re: Fuel pump buzzing
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 17:00:19 -0400
  ...Reverse the pump wires and run a couple of times. How old is your fuel filter (s) ? John Meeks '91 Multivan Northern Michigan Vanagon...
• Intermittent No Start - fuel pump/relay? PROBLEM SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Beutler, Art (AZ75)
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:36:17 -0700
  ...After checking that the ignition switch actually was working, I had a look at the fuel pump relay - with the relay removed a fairly...
• Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:04:33 -0400
  ...I've had a few intermittent issues with a fuel pump, and found a replacement from Rock Auto for $72 including shipping. I thought...
• Re: loud fuel pump.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:35:59 -0500
  ...After replacing the fuel filter I can no longer hear the pump. Lost of crap also spilled out of the tank, so I drained...
• Re: Testing fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:35:23 -0700
  ...Just take a moment and look at the pump, the connectors are marked with + and - signs. You should get about a liter of fuel...
• Using Bronco II fuel pump in Vanagon interchange
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 15:34:25 -0400
  I got so excited when I read about Bronco II fuel pumps fitting in our Vanagons that I went to a FLAPS today to...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - DREW PHILLIPS
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:34:37 -0800
  ...Drew 91 Westy --- Justin Mayrand <jmayrand@METROCAST.NET> wrote: > Mine does this when the fuel filter clogs. I always > carry a spare > pump and...
• 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: Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:19:44 +0000
  ...Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Last night I was looking on eBay, and found a new fuel...
• Re: What should I do about a tank of old gas
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:53:30 -0800
  ...clamp off hoses at fuel pump/filter and outlet from tank..." Neil.
• Used Fuel Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:57:56 -0800
  I've been pulling fuel pumps off wrecks as they are quite expensive from VW, and even the VW parts stores around San Diego...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:45:28 -0600
  ...I assume the fuel pump is damaged from running dry for too long? > > I detached the pressurized fuel line after the pump. No gush...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 15:22:03 -0400
  i At 07:14 PM 5/4/2012, Jack Botts wrote: >" the fuel pump is grounded on the frame right by the fuel pump...
• power to the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Gus Cairo
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:21:05 -0700
  ...Next I disconnected the wires at the fuel pump and attached a 12 volt source�from another car battery, started the van and it...