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• Syncro fuel tank strap removal
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:48:52 -0500
  Replacing the fuel tank straps on my 87 Syncro -- front and back. Am I missing something or do you have to remove the fuel...
• Re: more fuel problems!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 22:21:16 -0700
  ...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: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 24 May 2005 19:30:01 -0400
  ...fuel leaks > John, > I totally agree, eliminating the plastic firewall fitting and replacing > with > a continuous piece of fuel line is probably the BIGGEST...
• More troublingshooting information from DeLand, FL
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:29:35 -0800
  ...Removed screw cap from fuel Tee. Put a length of fuel-line tubing over the tee and had Son crank the engine. Fuel flow...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:02:00 -0400
  Mark, Get the 7mm high-pressure fuel line from VanAgain or the Bus Depot, along with the correct stainless steel clamps. I replaced the...
• Re: Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:49:30 -0700
  ...If it is something else in the line, go to the flaps and get the fuel filter and put it in the line. The...
• Re: [Syncro] auxilary fuel tanks.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:33:41 -0400
  ...so with a fairly non-flammable (unless compressed 22:1) fuel I'm not worried about that.. and alot of car makers put the...
• Re: fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:17:42 -0500
  ...fuel line > I just replaced my fuel line. If you are going to go through the effort to > replace that fuel line also replace...
• My '84 1.9L has two fuel filters!
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:11:21 -0800
  Hello - I went to my FLAPS the other day and bought a Bosch fuel filter (metal canister) to replace old one. Today I looked...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:59:11 -0800
  ...I changed the fuel filter 6 months ago and only have about 4,000 mile since then. I had similar experience with a fuel...
• Re: Aluminum Fuel Rails (aftermarket)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:54:52 -0400
  Hi Jeff, L-Jetronic H-4 engines (1975 - 1983) used basically identical injectors connected to a steel fuel rail using short lengths of rubber...
• 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...
• fuel line clamps
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 26 Sep 1998 17:21:37 -0500
  Since we're talking about engine fires and thus the need to replace fuel lines, are the clamps on the fuel lines a dealer...
• Re: mileage down after fuel hose change
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:50:56 -0400
  Might be a disconnected fuel pressure regulator. It's the highest thing on the top of the engine. Has three fuel hoses attached to...
• Re: fuel pump choice?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:18:19 -0400
  Buy 2 of the Fuel Injection Corp ones...install one, keep one as the inevitable spare...still save 85 bucks... Dave On 9/11...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:39:36 -0700
  ...Then unhook the pump feed line from the fuel tank > and run it into the container so it will pump fuel from there. Then...
• Re: Vanagon fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:37:49 -0400
  ...This is one of the reasons it goes through so much fuel, as compared to more modern fuel injection systems which adjust fuel right...
• Thanks..but no luck
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:27:34 -0700
  ...last night I changed the fuel filter....no change. It sounds like it's a fuel problem. It idles fine, starts fine...but hold...
• Fuel line problem found during research
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:06:54 -0700
  The reference is a research paper done by the CA CARB people in early 1990s. (it also referenced in it a major fuels study...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:20:34 -0800
  ...We always carry those "emergency fuel" jugs. It appears that stuff is mostly alcohol. Seems like this stuff might do a good job wrecking...
• Fuel rail support
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Nov 2022 18:35:47 -0800
  ...I’ll start with wbx fuel rail support. https://shufti.blog/2022/11/26/vanagon-fuel-rail-fooling/ It’s just an exercise. An
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:11:48 -0400
  ...I personally have > never seen a new fuel line fail...except for diesel injector return > lines. http://picasaweb.google.com/allanstreib/FuelLine# Allan -- 1991...
• Re: Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 16:39:51 -0700
  ...But, to check the fuel pressure, you need a fuel pressure gauge, which you can cobble together for $10-$15 by using parts from...
• Fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Aug 2022 16:25:35 -0400
  So, in the attempt to keep up with maintenance on my vans I changed the 84 fuel filter and the fuel lines on both...
• Re: Bosch metal fuel filter - made for same or different fuel line diameters?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:04:53 -0400
  ...Did a search on the list and > discovered quite a few posts noting that this may be a clogged fuel filter > or a fuel...
• Re: fuel line frequency
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:48:40 -0500
  Oh yea I changed all the fuel lines including the plastic got rid of the firewall failure point etc… I resealed the tank also...
• Re: Increase in performance?? (long)
  Historical mailing list
  11 Dec 96 14:30:56 PST
  ...It delivers an abrupt magnetic field designed to break up these fuel clusters, exposing all molecules to the oxygen and assuring the best fuel...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:04:01 -0500
  ...Fuel Pump Noise I've had a loud fuel pump in my '85 for Years an never found the problem. I've replaced the...
• Re: Fuel tanks
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 08:33:03 CST6CDT
  ...they setup residence at the interface between water globules and the fuel, utilizing fuel as their carbohydrate source. feel those big flakes/sheets of...
• Re: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:43:25 -0400
  At 10:52 AM 8/6/2001, Tim Ness wrote: > I have started to notice a loud sound coming from >the fuel pump. It...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to preventleaks?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:21:11 -0600
  yes on the end >>> Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> 12/18/2003 1:53:14 PM >>> I've never found the fuel hose to...
• HOW TO--Fuel line replacement, FI Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 96 13:34:05 PDT
  After a rash of "burning bus" stories, I finally buckled down and replaced all the fuel lines in my 1976 bus, determined not to...
• Re: Fuel gauge problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:08:17 -0400
  ...Is there a procedure to identify the problem, the fuel gauge or the fuel level sender in the fuel tank or any other problem...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question....Anyone...Anyone...Anyone...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hawkins
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:52:28 -0400
  ...fuel injectors the same? They look to be...as far as the fuel lines go...has anyone done this before? thanks everyone, jesse 89...
• Re: Measuring fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:25:56 -0700
  ...Then keep the gauge raised above the engine so no fuel gets into it and an air pocket stays at the gauge. Never press...
• Re: Fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:42:49 +0000
  ...Any  thoughts on life of the fuel filter and also on the original fuel pump? Eric Caron
• Re: Ethanol..Corn only?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 May 2008 08:48:00 -0500
  A vehicle under specific conditions will get a specific mpg from the energy of a specific fuel - depending on the calories or BTW's...
• Re: Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:44:36 -0700
  ...Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank I recently replaced the Fuel Tank and the Sender Unit on my 85 Vanagon; I...
• Fuel Pressure Monitoring
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sun, 2 Feb 2025 15:05:23 +0000
  I would like to check on my fuel pressure now and then and was wondering what the best type of gauge for that would...
• Fw: Fuel rails and trans output flange
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:45:58 +0000
  ...Some aluminum fuel rails and a version of the tool used to remove output flange on trans. https://shufti.blog/2023/07/23/vanagon...
• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:44:56 -0800
  ...But I'm not smelling fuel, and there does not seem to be any visible fuel leaks. Almost sounds like a broken piezo buzzer...
• Re: Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:24 -0500
  > If anyone is a real fuel injection nerd, I highly recommend > Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management by Charles Probst > (published by Bentley). It covers...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:55:14 -0400
  ...we are >throwing fuel into a cylinder that is not firing? Where does that >fuel go, is it wasted? The fuel is injected into...
• Re: Kombi on fire
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  6 Oct 1995 09:46:56 -0700
  RE>>Kombi on fire 10/6/95 Yes, - BUT -- , fuel injection lines are under around 35 psi pressure in a Bosch FI system. While...
• diesel fuel mixture
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 07:37:21 -0800
  ...On them, I can adjust the fuel mixture by adjusting the aneroid on the fuel injection pump. These are both turbo engines and the...
• Re: Fuel hose question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:51:19 -0700
  ...If fuel caused it to deteriorate, it wouldn't be fuel > hose. (It's ozone which causes most of the deterioration) > >
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:23:17 -0700
  ...The other line is where the excess fuel and pressure is released back to the fuel tank. This is known as the return line...
• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:49:28 -0500
  In response to my previous email concerning a buzzing noise from the fuel pump on my '85 camper, the consensus was that it most...
• Re: fuel line protective sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:20:13 -0800
  Sure, it carries leaked fuel inside the protective sleeves to the spark plugs ! -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:48:34 -0400
  ...Without incoming fuel available to maintain pressure in the fuel rail the FI system will quickly fail... probably before there is time to get...
• Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 May 2012 19:09:14 -0400
  ...In our fuel-injected engines fuel delivery doesn't depend on vacuum, although a cheap method a fuel injection system can use to decide...
• Re: Propane Refill Ontario
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 23 Jul 2019 22:59:39 -0400
  Where to fuel: as mentioned, in the Toronto area you can get it where they fuel taxis. Outside of the GTA, just get used...
• '87 syncro not getting fuel.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:33:37 -0400
  ...This controls the fuel pump right? So presumeably, a new relay will have it running? No fuel pressure as well (Confirming no fuel pump...
• Changing fuel filter- what am I missing here?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 15:33:43 -0500
  ...Today was my first crack ever at changing a fuel filter on my 84 Westy 1.9. Both Haynes and Bentley show the fuel...
• Re: Low Fuel Engine Dies
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:30:56 -0400
  Kim, I would replace the fuel filter first to see if this helps. It is cheap and easy to do. If that doesn't...
• Re: OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:35:45 -0400
  Are the injectors firing and are they spraying fuel? The injectors get 12 volts on one side when the fuel pump is running and...
• Re: '84 Vanagon GL Fuel Rail Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 09:02:08 -0700
  Van-Again (www.vanagain.com) sells those in a kit to replace the fuel lines all together....which is a very good idea, lots...
• Re: Fuel Regulator pt 1 of 3
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 11 May 2001 23:26:58 EDT
  ...I put an electric fuel pump on my 73 VW Bus. I swapped the single outlet stock fuel tank with a dual inlet and...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:31:52 -0500
  Talk to Ken Wilford at http://www.vanagain.com, he sells a fuel line kit... Phone (856)-327-4936 Shop: (856)-765-1583 Fax...
• Fuel line sheathing replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Thu, 31 May 2001 12:31:16 -0500
  Any advice on what material to use to replace the anti-abrasion sheathing on the four FI hoses going to the fuel rails on...