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  • tiico: no juice to fuel pump?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:35:36 -0800
    ...BUT the fuel pump is only getting 5v and not 12. The fuel pump works if you put a hot wire to it's...
  • Re: Odd plate?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 01 Jul 1995 13:50:37 -0400
    ...fuel pump. > I think Europe got wasserboxers with carburetors, at least in the first > years. That might explain a feature on the case for...
  • Re: My fuel pump is...
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:06:39 -0400
    ...My fuel pump is... > All, > Good evening. I would like to know what people are experiencing as far as > their fuel pump humming, almost...
  • Re: Cheap fuel Pump on Ebay............
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 18 Jan 2003 10:10:38 -0500
    ...Cheap fuel Pump on Ebay............ >ends today.......bid is at $21......... Thanks! There goes my bargain! Chris S. '85 Westy www.knology.net/~vw...
  • Re: Diesel Pump Seals
    Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
    Mon, 10 May 2004 10:57:48 -0600
    Where can I send my diesel fuel pump to get resealed in the southern CA. - Las > Vegas area? Call Gus Pfister at Pacific Fuel...
  • WTB: Fuel Pump BRACKET
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Sun, 3 Oct 2004 12:44:12 -0400
    Anyone have a fuel pump holding bracket in good shape for sale? My rubber mounts are disintegrating. Thanks! --tabe johnson xtabe@yahoo.com '87...
  • Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Sat, 27 Jul 2019 18:08:06 -0700
    ...The ECU actually sends a signal to activate the fuel pump relay. >> When this part of the ECU fails then the fuel pump relay...
  • Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:36:51 -0800
    The fuel pump relay is not the problem and you can bypass it just like that section of the Bentley tells you too. Make...
  • fuel pump behaviour with ignition on
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Fri, 19 May 2006 13:18:36 EDT
    ...NOT running--should the fuel pump continue to run or just run for a short spurt to get the fuel pressure up? TIA, Jeff...
  • Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:23:27 -0800
    ...A quick test would be to connect another fuel "tank" to the pump inlet and see if that helps. You don't need to...
  • Re: Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
    Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:12:50 -0800
    For what it's worth, my fuel pump stopped (loudly!) buzzing the instant I got rid of the plastic filter and put on the...
  • Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:50:20 -0700
    ...The fat beer can filter goes inline after the fuel pump. I'm about to buy a fuel pump from volkscafe. They seem pretty...
  • Re: Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:09:18 -0400
    > Last night I was looking on eBay, and found a new fuel > pump for $47.50 with free shipping. The terminals are > different, but...
  • Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
    Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:41:46 -0500
    ...Does the list recommend any tests before I simply order up another fuel pump? And while I'm at it, any advice on which...
  • Re: Replaced Fuel Lines
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:48:24 -0400
    > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/86-92-VOLKSWAGEN-VANAGON-Fuel-Pump-OEM- > New-Hayg-Walbro-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem335a4c91acQQitemZ220558299564QQp > tZMoto rsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories This Ebay link surfaced on the...
  • Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:04:17 -0700
    ...Fuel pump. Be aware that mid-eighties Ford trucks use a Bosch pump that's "close enough." If I was stuck in EBF ^h...
  • Re: fuel pump +Mom problem
    Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
    Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:08:16 -0700
    When I was going to change the fuel pump on my New Mexico trip (before it miraculously started running again) I was going to...
  • Re: No Start, No Pump, HELP! - Resolved!
    Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
    Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:00:35 -0400
    ...Typical! According to Bentley, the wire leaving terminal 87 on the fuel pump relay and going directly to the fuel pump is white, which...
  • Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:08:11 -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...
  • Re: Alternative to stock Vanagon fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:55:43 -0600
    There is a ford fuel pump but I don�t recommend it. In fact I couldn�t even find my notes on it. The...
  • Is my ECU dead?
    Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
    Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:13:21 -0700
    My fuel pump is not working. I have been troubleshooting: starting from the pump motor, then the relay and finally at the ECU connector...
  • Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:39:55 -0800
    ...Personally, were I to want to employ this strategy as anti-theft ....disabling the fuel pump relay or fuel pump, I'd put a...
  • Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
    Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
    Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:51:40 -0600
    ...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: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
    Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
    Sun, 6 May 2012 12:44:53 -0500
    ...more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes > CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > i At 07:14 PM 5/4/2012, Jack Botts wrote...
  • Re: van won't start, making progress
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:48:01 -0700
    ...Those contacts are what switches the double relay which switches the fuel pump on. No airflow, no fuel pump. Now while you've got...
  • Re: Fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:34:20 -0700
    At 12:16 PM 08/26/2002, you wrote: >Had my fuel pump go belly up last week and have been told that this...
  • Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 1 Feb 2003 00:29:56 -0500
    ...The Vanagon fuel pump is a positive displacement pump so it will continue to build pressure until relieved or the motor stalls out, and...
  • Re: Ran out of gas ....now won't start ??
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:13:48 -0500
    ...That should "prime" the fuel lines and it should start. Many on this list have warned that running the fuel pump wihtout fuel in...
  • Fuel Primer?
    Historical mailing list - David
    Fri, 5 May 2000 09:21:22 -0400
    ...So your asking, what's the problem? The problem is, why does it now need a button to start the fuel pump to get...
  • Uh-oh. Won't start
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:29:47 -0700
    ...There is no fuel pressure or flow to the engine, and there is fuel at the connection from the tank to the pump. My...
  • Re: how much psi does the fuel pump produce at the pump
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 13 May 2005 12:51:02 -0700
    The pump is capable of nearly 100 but the pressure regulator should keep it in the 30-35 psi range. Mark Mark Cumnock wrote...
  • Fuel pump pressure
    Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
    Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:12:31 -0400
    Does anyone know what the output pressure on the stock Bosch and/or standard replacements for the fuel pump is? I'd like to...
  • Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:34:23 -0500
    ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > > Turns out the fuel pump is in an assembly bigger than a shoe box with the > sender, back...
  • Re: noisy fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
    Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:18:49 -0400
    ...At 02:08 PM 06/08/2001, Steve Cotsford wrote: >Try replacing the fuel filter. >The pump might just be working too hard to...
  • Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:45:33 -0400
    You would need to understand how the fuel pump is triggered. Could be a faulty relay, ECU or input signal to the ECU. Or...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:48:49 -0500
    ...motor stops so that you don't pump fifteen gallons of fuel through a busted fuel hose or an accident site. david David Beierl...
  • Re: Fuel pump won't work
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:16:01 -0700
    ...The fuel pump relay in there (on the right, I think). Check it up.
  • WTB: Used Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
    Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:15:47 -0400
    Hey All, Now that my spare fuel pump is no longer a spare, I need to replace it. Anyone have one? It just needs...
  • how much psi does the fuel pump produce at the pump
    Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
    Fri, 13 May 2005 14:38:02 -0400
    i am in the process of purchasing an electical fuel pressure gauge, and their is two diffrent readings I can get. Thanks before hand...
  • Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:42:52 -0400
    ...a HUGE difference. > > The pump is still a bit louder than I'd like but I suspect a fuel filter > change and getting that...
  • Re: fuel pump, regulator or what???
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:44:08 -0600
    ...suddenly not > running very well. > > Here is the list of symptoms.. > > Fuel pump is very loud. ( i have replaced it and the prefilter) > > After...
  • Re: new fuel pump taped up
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:35:58 -0700
    ...Then I saw the posts that the pump cools in > two ways - one by the fuel running through it - the... I don't believe...
  • Fuel Pump Noise
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Mon, 7 Nov 2016 07:21:53 -0500
    ...When I drove the van the other day the fuel pump was almost completely silent for an hour or so of driving, then finally...
  • Re: I have an '82
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Tue, 1 May 2007 11:44:18 -0400
    ...I believe the fuel pump is powered via the double relay when the starter is engaged. After the starter is turned off the fuel...
  • Re: hard to start in the morning
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 5 Nov 2016 10:21:21 -0700
    thanks for the suggestions... - one year old coil with ground cleaning beneath it - yes I hear and constant fuel pump faint buzz when I...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:56:05 -0700
    Another type solvent for gummed-up pumps, carbs, fuel tanks, etc is to pour out the crap and put in some fresh gasoline with...
  • Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:44:25 -0400
    ...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" >> >> Because you changed the alternator voltage regulator..... >> >> Could the alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow...
  • one more symptom....Re: ECU and starting question
    Historical mailing list - most david
    Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:41:39 -0700
    Occassionally, during my routine of turning the key on and off until I hear the fuel pump, I hear what I could describe as...
  • Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:02:31 -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: Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:35:07 -0800
    ...The fuel pump stopped buzzing. > > > >> > > > >> Is it possible that E10 is damaging our fuel pumps? > > > >> > > > >> --t > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
  • Re: Fuel tank problem solving - RESOLVED for now
    Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
    Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:15:03 -0700
    I’m going to be carrying my spare Bosch pump just in case... big post-pump fuel filter on its way to me. Checked...
  • Re: fuel pump wiring 87 2.1 van a/t
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Tue, 1 Jan 2008 20:32:08 -0500
    ...Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:03 PM Subject: [VANAGON] fuel pump wiring 87 2.1 van a/t I just replaced the fuel pum...
  • Re: Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
    Historical mailing list - James
    Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:41:35 -0500
    ...The fuel pump stopped buzzing. > > > > >> > > > > >> Is it possible that E10 is damaging our fuel pumps? > > > > >> > > > > >> --t > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
  • Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 5 Sep 2022 10:53:57 -0400
    ...Fuel pump tries to do the best it can, but the result is >>> cavitation in fuel pump (noisy and the gurgling....and vapor bubbles...
  • Re: Fuel Filter 86 Syncro?
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:21:12 -0600
    ...I cleaned out the fuel pump > today and drained some gas to see how it was looking (finicky pump) I also > cleaned up the...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Question
    Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
    Sat, 1 Sep 2001 01:13:41 -0700
    ...Fuel Pump Question could a faulty fuel pump cause poor gas mileage????? Chad 85GL
  • Re: Should the fuel pump always run with key on?
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:51:21 -0700
    The fuel pump should only run for a few seconds when you turn on the ignition, and as needed after that. There was an...
  • Re: Fuel Additive
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:33:51 -0700
    ...Fuel Additive Wipe out your fuel lines and pump diaphragm or mileage extender??? http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Acetone_as_a_Fuel_Additive...
  • Re: Emisson Control unit question
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:25:53 -0700
    ...The AFM has a fuel pump micro switch in it at the zero vacuum position. If this switch isn't closed the ECU will...
  • Re: Fuel pump buzzing...again.
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:16:06 -0700
    ...Fuel pump buzzing...again. > Hey all, > > My fuel pump starting to buzz pretty loudly about a month ago. I knew > that > it was atleast...