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fuel pump relay?
Historical mailing list - John
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:00:35 -0500
Well here i go again! My van is acting up ..Its just cranking and i dont hear my fuel pump buzzing...where is the...
Re: Fuel pump run on..carbureated 2 liter
Historical mailing list - Stebbins
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:33:36 +0200
The 2 low pressure fuel pumps (2 different types) that I have had on my carb'ed van have run continuously (except when one...
RE: Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 17:14:58
...I hooked up a jumper cable from the positive terminal of the battery to the fuel pump, and ran the pump (with gas in...
Re: fuel hose sizes from tank to after pump
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Fri, 3 Nov 2006 17:01:12 -0500
...The fuel pump inlet and outlet are two different sizes. The "old" prefilter inlet is the same size as the fuel pump outlet. So...
Re: Hemorrhaging fuel! Need pump/filter for SyncroBeast
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:11:08 -0500
> Fuel is Hemorrhaging at the Fuel Pump & Filter. > Need to know what I need/can adapt/what's the same and available > local/ etc...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:34:16 -0800
...Fuel pump >I guess I need a fuel pump as mine is making a lot of noise (according to >the > shop it's in...
fuel tank nipples
Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:14:13 -0500
...I am worried that reducing the 1/2" draw (which is what the fuel pump takes) to a 1/4" hose will starve the...
Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l-addt'l info]
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:16:21 -0700
...Bentley page 20.19 says how much fuel is the minimum acceptable in 30 seconds, measured at NORMAL SYSTEM PRESSURE! The pump runs 100...
Re: Cutting out....fuel pump acting strange
Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
Sat, 16 Dec 2000 21:41:19 -0500
...Joel suggested to check my fuel pump relays, and that water in the gas can make the pump noisy. Both relays look good. I...
Didn�t' start
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 1 Feb 2003 15:25:46 -0800
...Fuel pump intermittent which I didn't know could happen. And cold start sensor misbehaving and flooding it when hot. Fuel pump check is...
Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 15:27:19 -0700
...And the fuel >>> pump on my Carat was seized so that had to be dealt with. By removing >>> the pump, and spraying carburetor cleaner...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 6 Mar 2018 19:20:18 -0800
...Fuel pump operating quietly. > > Took it for a 10 minute drive. About half way, I'm starting to hear > the fuel pump buzzing, though...
Re: Fuel pump pressure
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:05:40 -0400
Hi Ed, I looked this stuff up back in 2002 in Bath NY, when Dad's vanagon westy had a fuel pump failure on...
Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:58:18 -0400
...fuel system. > But I'll probably keep it like this even so...When I got this van > I had to replace my fuel pump...
loud fuel pump.
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:36:57 -0500
The fuel pump in my bus has gotten really loud lately. Everything is still running fine, but it's a bit disconcerting at stop...
Re: Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:09:57 -0700
...If the fuel pump is $47 shipped, the seller is netting about $35 after he pays shipping, Ebay, and Paypal fees, which means it...
Re: bumble bee in fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:46:30 -0800
...dying > > fuel pump, or if it is more like standard > vanagon noise. $250 just to get the > > same noise from a younger pump? What...
Re: Fuel Pressure
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 9 Jun 2005 07:50:06 EDT
...If so, I would next test the output pressure of the fuel pump, both cold and hot, with the pump dead-headed to a...
Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:24:58 -0400
...The fuel pump runs for a few second every time an injector fires. > When the engine is running the pump never times out and...
Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:53:30 -0400
...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" > > And the solution was???? > -------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 4/23/18, thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > > Subject: Re...
Fuel pump replacment frequency?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 06:26:00 -0800
...on my whimsical fuel gauge. Perhaps some sludge from the tank's dregs got into the filter or the pump. I'm about due...
Re: Used Fuel Pumps
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:10:29 -0500
> My question relates to whether there is a difference between the fuel > pump on air cooled Vanagons and later water cooled ones. Same. - Ron...
Fuel pump question
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sat, 26 May 2007 13:22:03 -0700
Looks like the van also needs a fuel pump... Is there a significant difference between a new Bosch and an un-named brand (from...
Re: '87 syncro not getting fuel.
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:18:42 -0400
Craig you could jumper the relay connections to see if this makes your fuel pump run. Then you should know that the problem is...
Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:30:18 -0500
...Don't plug in your fuel pump though. This could be the big bang. George, etal, ��I've wondered the same. I have wiring...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:53:15 -0600
...We took off the fuel line in the engine compartment and cycled the fuel pump a few times. No fuel. Now we have fuel...
Re: Fuel Line Reducer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 19:16:08 -0400
...I believe >that newer Vanagons may use a 11m fuel line right to the pump, but on >mine 7mm line comes out of the...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:56:08 -0500
...With these pumps the fuel actually travels over the armature and the arching brush assemblies. Given the proper mixture of air and fuel there...
Re: Proper size hose from tank to fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Jeff K
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:06:07 -0700
...as the fuel pump inlet, which meant I had to take out the square plastic fuel filter. Is there a fuel filter that will...
Re: Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - William Carden
Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:47:06 -0400
...Removed the old, drop the fuel pump and taped the wider inlet side on the workbench. All kinds of dirt and red paint chips...
New replacement Bosch Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:59:17 -0800
Howdy folks, Just got the final verdict on my current Bosch Fuel pump (011-243-044-09) and it appears I'll be replacing...
On subject of dodgy VW diesel fuel injector pumps...
Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 20:36:04 -0500
...Auto Motor und Sport p.9 22:03:2000 Brief details of the recall of models because of fuel injection pump problems on the...
Re: Fuel Pump - How to disable
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:51:02 -0600
...wrote: > I'm dealing with a fuel leak, and I need to temporarily disable my fuel > pump so it does not turn on when...
Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:09:13 -0800
Speaking of fuel pumps, what is the average life of a fuel pump in a vanagon? This is one of these items that I...
Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:01:03 -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: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:26:47 -0700
...On some vans you must have the smaller square filter between the tank and the fuel pump because it's an fuel hose size...
Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 11 May 2017 10:10:44 -0700
Some of the VW car fuel pump relays have an rpm/tach signal connection and this is used to shutdown the fuel pump if...
Re: noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 7 Apr 2004 15:18:46 -0400
...Thanks eric Greg Potts wrote: >Hi Volks, > >Since we're still talking about fuel pumps, I'll inject another nugget of useful >data: You...
Re: Eurospec problems
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:49:31 -0700
...In the event of an accident, the last thing you want is your fuel pump running to spray fuel all over everything! On CIS...
Re: Bus won't start after winter storage
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:53:27 -0400
...Checked for voltage on the fuel pump and found nothing. Replaced the fuel pump relay and the other one beside it and still nothing...
Re: Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:06:47 -0500
...The fuel pump stopped buzzing. > > >> > > >> Is it possible that E10 is damaging our fuel pumps? > > >> > > >> --t > > >> > > > > > > > >
Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:44:38 -0700
...Fuel pump test? > > > I think it only pumps when cranking - there's no signal to the pump > > otherwise. It should be pouring out. > > > A...
Re: Help Needed -- replacing fuel pump -- no gas flow
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:38:44 -0400
...Help Needed -- replacing fuel pump -- no gas flow Interested in opinions on this -- am I thinking the problem right? Have a 90 GL which...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -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: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:00:38 -0700
...Strange note… if i bridge the fuel pump >> relay the pump runs fine. BUT if i bridge the power relay for the >> fuel pump...
fuel pump insulation??
Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
Sun, 3 Jul 2005 10:22:41 -0700
Hi, This morning I replaced the fuel pump on my 87 digifant. The old pump was a Pierburg pump. The pieburg is FAR narrower...
Re: New Ig Switch, Still no Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:15:15 -0500
Hello all, I was hopeful that gmb's keyring theory had my fuel pump out of line. Not so. I have replaced the electric...
van won't start, making progress
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:27:49 -0400
...Does that mean that something else could prevent the fuel from reaching the line I cut, other than the pump failing, or blockage? Life...
Re: 2nd request, where's my fuel pump relay?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:31:05 -0800
...the one on the right is the fuel pump relay.... if you have the Bentley these relays are shown in the fuel supply or...
Re: Fuel filters
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:08:47 -0400
...Make sure that any hose you use after the pump is rated for fuel injection. Anything before the pump can be standard fuel line...
Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:02:06 -0700
...Why does the fuel pump cycle twice? >I did'nt say anything about injectors or spark plugs. > The fuel pump is pressurizing the system...
Re: fuel pump doesn't pump - FIXED.
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Mon, 3 May 2004 21:41:04 -0500
...I noticed the fuel pump wasn't buzzing. I > hard wired 12 volts to the pump and > it does pump or buzzes at least...
Re: Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:20:19 +0000
My 84's fuel pump has been whining for more than a year now ... Problemo??? Sam Conant -------------- Original message -------------- From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:41:20 -0500
> I guess I need a fuel pump as mine is making a lot of noise > (according to the shop it's in)... > > Any recommendations...
Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:04:14 -0400
...the pump on either van (aside from the > Ignition on test cycle) is when the fuel filter is clogged, making the pump > sound like...
Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:07:11 -0500
...a battery to the fuel pump with wires that are sparking around fuel vapors. To the unobvious here: Caution! fuel vapors and sparks = � bomb...
Re: no fuse for fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:43:50 -0800
...The fuel pump and ignition is amongst them. The fuel > >> pump power wire also provides the positive 12 volt for the injectors, > the > >> power...
Fuel pump noise?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 6 Jun 2022 09:12:10 -0400
...I did notice an unfamiliar sound and traced it ultimately to my fuel pump. This is a relatively new pump changed out searching for...
Re: fuel tank cleaning? (was noisy fuel pump)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 6 Apr 2004 15:24:33 -0400
...fuel tank cleaning? (was noisy fuel pump) Thanks to everyone for the feedback on the noisy fuel pump. I have installed a new fuel...
Re: Bug fuel prob?
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Thu, 02 Jan 1997 11:19:02 -0700
...Heres >the problem, fuel had been pumped into the oil, was backfiring badly, the >engine wouldn't idle or after some time even turn...