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• Original vs. rebuilt fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 10:56:45 -0500
  I replaced a bad fuel pump with a rebuilt one. That worked great for 3 days, then may have tanked; I'm having it...
• Re: fuel pump choice?
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:25:56 -0400
  I have change 8 fuel tank lately instead of fuel pump.... Buy a cheap one and keep it as a spare. I won't...
• Re: Water pump cold-weather question
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 08:03:49 -0500
  ...A year later the pump started making a weird noise and I immediately shut-er-down. Pump bearings were gone. I don't think...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 11:37:15 -0700
  ...You will hear the pump running-but don't worry: it won't damage the pump at all (we contacted the pump manufacturer to...
• Re: if not one thing its another, fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:57:06 +0000
  ...if not one thing its another, fuel pump > > A clogged filter or restriction from the tank will over stress a pump and > kill it...
• Re: Water Pump life on a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 2 Jan 2013 08:38:00 -0700
  ...If > your replacement pump lasts over 50k miles I am not talking to you or to > folks that had a dud pump that died...
• Re: Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:04:29 -0800
  ...I have a leak in the injector pump at the junction >>between the pump body and the fuel distribution block at the rear >>of...
• Re: diluted oil
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 95 17:02:59 MST
  > > Hmmm.... > > Maybe it's coincidental, but I just installed a new fuel pump over the > weekend! I thought the old pump was failing because...
• fuel pump sanity check, 1990 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:10:09 -0400
  Volks, When the key is turned to the 'on' position and I put my ear near the fuel pump, I should hear something, yes...
• Re: Good AND inexpensive tire pump, where to find?
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 22:23:36 -0500 (EST)
  hmm....in reference to pumps.... hand pumps do suck more than they inflate, and most of the 12v pumps i;ve used ARE peices...
• Re: '87 syncro not getting fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:23:37 -0500
  I would like to ask Craig and others if he would want to try a fuel pump my friend gave me that is an...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:25:45 -0500
  Not counting massive rust or corrosion issues, water pump replacement should be about a 3 hour job. This includes filling and bleeding the cooling...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:36:38 -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: HELP! 82 Westy Water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 30 May 2001 21:37:59 -0400
  Sounds like a bad pump. Verify that current is reaching the pump by using a test lamp, either at the pump itself or at...
• Re: saga water pump 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 4 May 2006 11:10:43 -0400
  ...You should be able to remove that pipe without removing the pump, though I don't remember if there was much play in it...
• water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Apr 94 11:16:16 PDT
  >>ALL water-cooled buses have had to have the water pump replaced... How do we determine when to replace the water pump regardless the...
• re:need advice on water pump
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 17 Sep 96 19:07:38 UT
  >>Anybody have any idea how much a water pump should cost and how >>manyu hours of labor (for a paid mechanic) are involved in...
• RE: Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:14:40 -0700
  ...Anyway, here are some ideas, along the lines of the following one to help you test the fuel pump: The fuel pump will run...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 29 May 2010 15:51:01 -0600
  ...Last year the pump from the fresh >> water tank in my Westfalia sprung a leak. I just installed the new >> one and although it...
• Have Westy Sink Pumps
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 28 May 1997 22:49:33 -0400
  Someone had asked a question a week or two ago about where to get submersable sink pumps for Vanagon Westfalia campers (for less than...
• Will a Jetta fuel pump work on a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Fri, 14 May 1999 20:16:44 -0230
  Here's the story, The Fuel pump has died in my '81 Westy. I happen to have a scrapped '86 Jetta sitting along side...
• Re: External sink pump
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 22:49:58 -0400
  ...External sink pump > Hi, > > Does anyone on the list know where I can buy an external water pump for the > sink? > > I would like...
• Re: whistling engines again (was RE: GET BACK ON TOPIC!)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:39:59 -0400
  Definitely change the fuel filter first! It's way cheaper than the pump, and a clogged filter can slow fuel flow/cause the pump...
• Re: Anyone have a good used Power steering pump for an Automatic for Sale?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:05:06 -0800
  I have several good use PS pumps for vanagons. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:23:47 -0700
  ...The factory design consists of a plastic pre-filter before the pump (the square one) and a large, cylindrical metal filter after the pump...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:37:00 -0400
  ...I do not plan on insulating the pump - I thought about installing a small strip of FatMat between the part of the bracket that...
• Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:00:34 -0500
  ...Don't mess with the pump. When you take the water pump > belt off count or keep track of the spacers that are in...
• Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:27:25 -0400
  ...This time I'm looking at installing my new spare water pump for the water tank to the sink. My original pump is still...
• Re: oil pump blueprinting question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:20:34 -0800
  ...The only "blueprinting" needed is checking oil > pump clearances (probably need to use plastigage for checking endplay > on a T4 pump). >
• Re: Oil pump day..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2016 00:51:53 -0400
  With those oversize pumps you also need to inspect them for proper outside diameter. If it slips in easy it is probably no good...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:57:19 -0400
  From: <KENWILFY@aol.com> About the oil pump. Actually with my conversion, using the diesel stuff, all I had to do was to put...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:53:36 -0800
  This is from Karl Mullendore from Syncro16 forum: "ETKA page 153-10 show the pump and harness. Looks like a different wiring loom, with...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 11 May 2009 19:19:18 -0700
  What is the safety issue with a constantly running pump? I know someone on this list who has a continuosly running pump on a...
• Re: Friday water pump fun!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:06:00 -0500
  ...I was quick to stuff a rag into the pump housing to keep the sand out! Since I knew the pump housing had relatively...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:01:03 -0700
  I'd put some WD-40 inside the pump and cap the end openings. I haven't had a problem with spare pumps corroding...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:09:36 -0800
  ...The pump would then turn slower. If you were to do this, you would need a 30mm pump and pump pulley (biggest diameter that...
• Re: Transmission cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:43:38 -0400
  The transmission pump is definitely a positive displacement pump designed to produce hydraulic pressure required to operate the clutches and valves. Most of the...
• Re: Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 12:10:17 +0100
  ...I have a leak in the injector pump at the junction > between the pump body and the fuel distribution block at the rear > of...
• Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:37:42 -0500
  Fuel pump bubbles can cause problems and a bad fuel line between the tank and pump can suck air into the pump & cause bubbles...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Al Brase
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:29:29 -0500
  On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:20:25 -0500, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: >If the engine is running, the fuel pump has...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:35:29 -0400
  If the pump is getting power and you do not hear or feel it turning, it is bad. Yes, they seize from non use...
• Re: Diesel injection pump leaking
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:48:37 -0500
  What is the "head seal"? If it's the top (throttle shaft) seal, it can be done without removing the pump. If it's...
• Water Pump (Sink) & Seam
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:28:24 -0400
  All of this talk about water pumps reminded me that the one for my sink is playing up. I never used it but being...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:55:35 -0600
  If it is not the oil pump or one of the other sources noted could the seal at the end of the crankshaft be...
• Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:06:51 -0500
  ...I had come to the conclusion it was not the pump but something else. I have a spare, unused, new in the package "Rebuilt...
• Re: '87 Vanagon Power SteerProblem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 07:06:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The pump is still turning and is not leaking. Yesterday, however the power steering started to work sporatically. Some amount of pressure is now...
• Re: Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 31 May 2004 14:44:00 -0700
  Are you sure the oil pump was the correct size? I specifically did not use a new one in my engine because it fit...
• Re: 85 Westy Fuel Pump buzzing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 08:46:53 -0600
  http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/parts.htm Good used fuel pump $45.00 Check your fuel filter, clogged filters cause the pump to overwork...
• Re: At the pump ...
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 01:08:26 -0400
  ...After they futilely try to pump gas in (and the auto-shufoff kills it instantly) they let me fill it up. Most modern pumps...
• Re: fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:29:50 -0400
  If you Google (or Bing) the fuel pump serial number with words "cross reference" you may get lucky and find a cross-reference list...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 20:59:39 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It's the water pump for sure. I listened to it as per Joel's instructions with an aluminum tent pole (isn't that...
• Re: searching for potable water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:58:41 -0500
  ...Does anyone know where one >can be found? Thanks in advance!! > >Tyler I recently got a little pump from JCWhitney for 10.95 on...
• Re: Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:44:17 -0400
  I doubt if most domestic fuel pumps are meant to drive a 40 psi Bosch system. I think they tend to run quite a...
• Re: sink water pump trouble
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:13:14 -0600
  sounds like the little impeller is worn out or has come off the shaft depending on the type of pump. cant find anything that...
• Re: Noisy Fuel Pump - '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:48:00 -0400
  I had noise in my old fuel pump and it died a few weeks later My new pump started making noise a year ago...
• Re: Since it's in the shop anyway . . .
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 8 May 2005 08:31:20 EDT
  Just wanted to add that there is a little three-way hose on the water pump, on the earlier models. You will probably have...
• Re: Show and Tell - Water Pump Change Out
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:42:45 -0700
  ...http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm specific to water pump: http://www.benplace.com/water_pump.htm Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua...
• Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 5 May 2001 13:24:10 EDT
  ...Is this normal or is it a sign that the fuel pump is about to fail? TIA, John [text/html]
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Test Protocol
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 00:11:25 EST
  In a message dated 3/24/02 11:33:27 PM, jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << otherwise the pressure head against which the coolant pump...
• Water pump refit question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:01:09 -0500
  With my Bus Depot water pump came a small plastic bag with a metal tube threaded on one end and a bolt of the...