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• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:56:13 -0600
  ...Then remove the bolts holding that pipe to the water pump and disconnect the small oil cooler hoe from the pump. Coolant will rush...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:57:51 -0400
  ...And the pump is in good shape. That image near the bottom of the pump rotor with three of the five rollers, and the...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:23:57 -0400
  ...Filter is after the pump!!!!!!! dumb!!! very dumb. That is why I have a spare pump, just in case. Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca...
• Lifters pumping down at speed
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:12:40 -0400
  I seem to have the reverse of most lifter problems - my lifters pump down when cruising at a steady 60 mph and higher, but...
• Lifter pumping down at speed
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:20:30 -0400
  I seem to have the reverse of most lifter problems - my lifter pump down when crusing at a steady 60 mph and higher, but...
• stalling and hard restart
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:54:33 -0400
  After new fuel tank, pump, filter, lines, ignition switch, temp II switch, a few ground wire clean ups, and an adjusted throttle switch - things...
• Re: 83 Sink's 12V water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 May 1996 18:17:13 -0700
  First of all, I want to say thanks to Jim of BusBoys@aol.com for his very instructive discussion of sink water pumps, their...
• Re: water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:47:38 -0400
  ...water pump replacement > Hello- > > Just told by my mechanic that my water pump is bad. He says the VW > originals are hard to find...
• Re: Fuel pump won't.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:41:46 -0500
  Thanks Dennis! I should have mentioned that I do have power to the pump - a multi-tester showed about 12 and a half volts...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:30:48 -0400
  I've seen my fair share of dissected CIS pumps with the same commutator wear. Most of those pumps still worked but were noisy...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 21:17:17 -0500
  The injectors can be tested by removing them from the manifold and cycling the pump. If they drip they are leaking. The regulator can...
• Fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Graham Janson
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:17:04 +0300
  ...a square one pre-pump and the cylindrical one after? If you've got no filter before the pump then you're in over...
• 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:26:47 -0800
  ...Removing the oil filter mount and priming the pump makes it work again. For some reason the oil pump seems to be losing its...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:28:19 -0800
  one really should always have a known-good used fuel pump around. Just for a spare for trips. and there is a special tool...
• Re: Screeming sound
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 21:06:44 -1000
  if you think it's the water pump, that's awfully easy to test for. just remove the w. pump v-belt and run...
• rebuilding power steering pump
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:48:11 -0800
  ...rebuilding power steering pump I bet any power steering pump with the same bolt configuration should work, right? After all, isn't it just...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 18:58:51 -0400
  ...When we switched to the ford pump we had to also switch to the ford filter, because the ford pump uses 7mm in AND...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 08:06:27 -0700
  Just ordered the Bosch fuel pump as well from Rock Auto. I plan to just swap out the old one when I do the...
• Re: intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:58:10 -0400
  ...If I suspect the fuel pump isn't getting power intermittently, then I could pull the wires off the fuel pump - attach a multi...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:40:43 -0600
  ...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: Whiny steering pump
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:36:00 -0600
  Yup! Sounds like you have wrecked the pump. I did he same thing with mine when I was new to Vanagons. The pump is...
• Re: testing a fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 07:43:35 -0700
  ...testing a fuel pump > > > > you can try reversing the positive and negative wires to the pump (+ >to -, - > > to +) and crank the engine for a...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:30:00 -0500
  ...These new pumps don't fit as tight in the case and the pressure loss at oil pump bore in the case and the...
• Fw: '88 won't start, fuel pump problems LONG
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:50:09 -0700
  ...Fuel pump did "charge up" to injectors. Heard funny buzzing clicking sound from (then unknown) power supply and fuel pump relays. - Put battery on...
• Re: Sink pump improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:11:28 -0700
  ...Slow pump is either or both bad electrical supply or pump getting tired. >> Oh, I said that before didnt I. You replaced pump a...
• Re: Noisy Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:18:07 -0500
  ...Did you save the old pump? If so, look into the intake end. It may be clogged with rust particles that can be cleaned...
• Re: Oil pump day..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:48:20 -0700
  Yeah, I just installed the oversize pump to prolong the inevitable engine replacement. On Saturday, April 30, 2016, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:18:07 -0800
  Sorry, I screwed up when said that jumpering the fuel pump relay socket still requires the ECU to run the pump. It doesn't...
• on the road again (was jammed fuel pump)
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:39:18 -0400
  Well, if anybody cares I did fix the fuel pump issue. I really couldn't fork out $200 beans for a new one, but...
• Fuel pump relay, where is it?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:15:49 -0400
  ...After a day of tuning up and diagnosis, we have come to the conclusion that the fuel pump relay is shot. The fuel pump...
• Re: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 18:28:08 -0700
  ...There is >only about 20 inches of fuel line between the gas tank and the fuel pump, >and then about 8 more inches to...
• free air
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:07:00 -0600
  Greetings Listees, I am a bicyclist and carry a high volume bicycle floor pump. I can easily add a few or more psi to...
• Re: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:43:50 -0500
  ...relay to the fuel pump? eventually won't a simple switch degrade providing constant power to the fuel pump? -- Wil "Look, Dave, I can...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:26:20 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day >
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:33:45 -0700
  Well now, there is no reason not to put a second filter before the pump is there. Seems like a good idea which I...
• Re: do fuel pumps suck?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:50:25 -0700
  ...Electric fuel pumps do suck, but not nearly as well as they blow. That's why in a proper installation they're inevitably place...
• power steering rebuild kits
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 11:54:18 -0700
  It appears to me that there is moisture on my powersteering pump. It is powersteering fluid right? Has anyone tried to rebuild their pump...
• Fuel pump's initial pulse?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:54:59 EST
  One of the other Jeff's fuel pump issues sparked a question in mind. How does the fuel pump get that initial pulse of...
• A/C in air-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:03:58 -0700
  Hi to all, I have two of them without the pump. I have never seen a pump installed and someone wants me to do...
• Re: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 13:36:53 EDT
  I would try replacing the fuel filter before actually replacing the pump. Some times these get restricted and cause the pump to whine. Thanks...
• Re: Diesel injection pump setting
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 23:06:57 EST
  ...writes: << (86 degrees according to the manual). >> the pump is not set this way..it's set by pump plunger stroke vs. TDC steve
• Tranny Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Dempster
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:29:36 -0800
  Completely rebuilt the automatic trans in my 90 Westy, but couldn't find a rebuilt transmission pump. Now (2 months later) I must pull...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:15:39 -0700
  ...I disconnected the pump hose and the pump went empty and there was no gas coming from the tank through the hose. It did...
• Re: Water pump brands?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:43:34 -0500
  I was a 1.9l mechanical noob when I replaced the water pump on my "new" van, and I know that if there was...
• Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:53:46 -0500
  No, but I would like to blow a whole box of used pumps to kingdom come, and several new ones along with them. I...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 29 May 2010 14:43:52 -0700
  Jeff Palmer wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I need some help with my new pump. Last year the pump from the fresh > water tank in my...
• Re: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 23 May 2022 11:15:46 -0700
  Gil pmailed me to say he got the tap working by priming the pump as per drawing the air out of hose. Bruce On...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:53:59 -0600
  ...These new pumps don't fit as tight in the case and the pressure loss at oil pump bore in the case and the...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:29:31 -0400
  ...That pump maintains ~40 psi in the fuel system when it's not running. I thought that was done by a check valve (which...
• Re: loud fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:14:09 -0400
  Ken, Have you changed the fuel filter next to the pump? After dropping my fuel tank, my fuel pump buzzed like a toy chainsaw...
• Re: Correction: Buzzing Fuel Pump After Fuel Filter Change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:29:11 -0500
  It is unlikely the filter is defective, but assuming the pump is not failing, the buzzing is probably caused by the inlet being restricted...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:46:02 -0700
  Rachel, on my engine (1.6L diesel), the oil filter housing is well forward of and above where the oil pump is, including the...
• Re: Fuel filters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:59:36 -0500
  ...The small filter upstream of the pump located between the tank and the pump is actually a screen intended to keep larger junk out...
• Re: Fuel pump run on..carbureated 2 liter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 23:05:07 -0500
  Many rotary fuel pumps run continuously. Pressure is limited by the design of the pump. The pump should also be installed near the fuel...
• Re: e-bay oil pump dispute
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:13:03 -0800
  ...new >pump... this pump fits only on the diesel vanagon..." > >Now the problem is that the above part number includes the pump and pick...
• Re: Who has PS pump rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:30:24 -0700
  ...If your pump works fine but leaks, than that kit will work for you. If your pump has more serious issues, you need to...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:07:51 -0700
  ...I'm speaking of the geared part of the pump. Clearly, the business (bottom) end of the pump pickup tube is submerged in the...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 19:31:51 -0700
  Great tip Jim! I just ordered a spare from www.rockauto.com: "BOSCH Part # 69100 Electric Fuel Pump In-line, $84.89." Search for...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Thu, 26 May 2016 12:56:55 -0700
  Inlet and outlet in ford pump are both 5/16. Had a heck of a time getting the braided hose over the barb on...
• Re: 82 diesel 1.6na- Blowing out filters
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:39:30 -0500
  What brand of pump? I didn't have any issues with my febi On Jun 17, 2015 10:24 AM, "Alistair Bell" <albell@shaw...