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  • Re: 85GL won't start pt.II need help bleeding fuel system...
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:29:54 -0500
    ...Could anyone >email me on this procedure? Nothing to bleed on the gasoline engines -- the fuel pump is constantly circulating fuel through the supply...
  • Re: Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:36:36 -0700
    ...That fitting on the pressurized fuel supply line from the fuel pump was long ago replaced with a metal fitting: https://mira.sbw.org...
  • Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:53:14 -0500
    I've never found the fuel hose to be leaking. I have found numorous other fuel leaks. Hose clamps cigar tubes plastic fuel supply...
  • Re: Gas price war
    Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
    Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:27:56 -0400
    ...their "additives" in the fuel, but it seemed like the bulk of the fuel all came from the same supply... My vote is to...
  • Re: SALTWATER FUEL
    Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
    Sun, 2 Dec 2007 14:36:10 -0800
    Wil-just thinking about a steam engine,all dc power supply,not "burning" anything...pto for the onboard alternator once running. not quite perpetual...
  • Re: Fuel Price Gouging - Again - It jumped nearly $1 locally here withing in just a few hours.
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:55:24 -0700
    Remember that this is a reaction to Hurricane Ike and fears of short supply as the storm rips through the biggest refinery complex in...
  • : Alternate fuel. (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:40:27 -0400
    ...to be > > converted to usable energy, ie fuel cell and electricity, it would be enough > > to supply free energy to the world for over...
  • '85 Vanagon Automatic Rough Idle
    Historical mailing list - MMunn
    Thu, 2 Jan 2003 20:26:48 -0800
    ...Any suggestions? I've got the tools and the time, but know little about fuel supply. By the way ..... just replaced air filter, plugs...
  • 12mm fuel line supplier?
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
    Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:08:13 -0700
    I just came back from 3 auto-supply shops looking for 12mm braided fuel line hose to connect my fuel tank to the fuel...
  • Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:03:53 -0700
    ...I noticed that there is an electronic panel attached to the 2 fuel pumps, that you can push buttons which then supply additives (valve...
  • Re: unexplained power loss - help
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:14:05 -0600
    Distributor cap? Fuel pressure? Did it quit completely? Sudden engine quitting usually indicates ignition. Sputtering or slowly bogging can be ignition or fuel supply...
  • Re: power to the fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:32:13 -0400
    ...88c and 88d are connected together and supply the +12v for the aux air regulator and fuel pump. The relay coil is connected only...
  • Re: Pools of fuel
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Thu, 15 Jun 1995 11:37:27 -0500 (CDT)
    ...and the bus be driven ><limping, perhaps> > with a gravity fed fuel supply to a source of spare parts and >repairs. Has > anybody tried...
  • 91 gas tank replacement
    Historical mailing list - Philip Jones
    Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:10:16 EDT
    Has anyone replaced a '91 stock gas tank with one from Bus Depot? My original tank has a larger diameter fuel supply outlet pipe...
  • fuel system
    Historical mailing list - Bob Smith
    Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:35:29 -0400
    ...Our 86 Vanagon, named Betsy, seems to have fuel supply problems. The original pump wore out about 6 months ago so I replaced the...
  • 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
    ...I have found numorous other fuel leaks. Hose clamps cigar tubes plastic fuel supply hose. Has anyone ever seen a split or leaking "hose...
  • Re: fuel line replacement
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:44:07 -0700
    ...using gear head cheese grater clamps on the supply line from fuel tank to fuel pump. I'm sorry, I know I have sinned...
  • Re: The further adventures of my $#@! fuel supply problem
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Sun, 10 Aug 2003 14:04:59 EDT
    ...Disconnect the fuel line, open filler cap and let gravity do the work. Then take said crudy fuel and filter it with some paint...
  • Re: 82' Diesel 1.6 NA Injector leakage
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 3 Jun 2012 16:13:46 -0400
    ...None of the fuel hoses or pressure tube connections is damp. *1) Could seeping be from pushing fuel supply into the injector pump? * Test...
  • Re: Bucko update
    Historical mailing list - David Baker
    Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:26:07 -0600
    ...This is mainly because there is no progress! Just to clarify- it's not grounds, air leaks, fuel supply power supply, etc. It starts...
  • Re: Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
    Historical mailing list - jimkim
    Wed, 3 May 2000 22:31:58 -0700
    ...When hooking up the coolant lines was it hard to plumb in the oil cooler? Will the 1.9 FI system supply enough fuel...
  • DIESEL FUEL INJECTION-CHINA
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 3 Dec 2000 10:26:29 +0800
    ...fuel engine of automobile, just the used and garbages is what we really want . If you have the related information , or you can supply...
  • Re: Electrical Saga Continues
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Sat, 16 Mar 2002 07:39:58 -0800
    ...the ECU and it is supplying a pulse to the ECU. Now the problem is > that the fuel pump doesn't cycle on and...
  • Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:52:51 EDT
    ...Are there known problems with fuel system hoses, components? 3. I've heard that there also may be known probs with the fuel supply...
  • Looking for anyone who has installed the SA group buy aux fuel tank...
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:49:51 +0000
    I'm looking for anyone who has installed the South African auxillury gas tank who could supply me with some photos and details on...
  • fuel line components
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 3 May 2008 22:25:35 -0700
    Hey Neil, Google the racer supply houses. There are through bulkhead fittings for the lines...Mocal search..Pegasus Racing..those are a few that...
  • Re: Gas Pressure Gauge
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Wed, 1 Nov 1995 14:45:37 CST6CDT
    ...a fuel injection cleaner can be made from this set-up... search the '95 archives under 'houg and fuel and injection and cleaner' -dan
  • Re: Fuel Pump replacement 86 Syncro
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 21 May 1996 22:23:04 -0400
    In a message dated 96-05-21 13:17:07 EDT, BusBoys@aol.com writes: >Yes, they are the same fuel pump, PN 251...
  • more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
    Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
    Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:55:17 -0700
    ...or fuel pump power supply and fuel pump relays in the black box on drivers side of engine bay. I get power on terminal...
  • Re: Unleaded Regular or Unleaded Premium?
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Sun, 19 Dec 1999 17:49:43 -0800
    ...To be able to burn 87 octane, I will look for one of the 8.5:1 compression inline fours to supply my engineless...
  • Re: RPM question
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:21:35 -0500
    ...If the engine speed increases above 5,400 RPM, the injection control unit shuts off the fuel supply by switching off the fuel injectors...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:16:24 -0700
    Kurt, what you describe as a fuel supply problem as the reason for your engine stalling , may not be the fuel pump at all...
  • Fuel Inj Testing
    Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
    Tue, 16 May 95 9:44:14 PDT
    ...But, the control unit doesn't fire up the fuel injectors. I have checked the power supply & the ground connections to the control unit...
  • WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Mike Jones
    Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:43:03 EDT
    ...Are there known problems with fuel system hoses, components? 3. I've heard that there also may be known probs with the fuel supply...
  • security ideas
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
    Wed, 1 Jan 2003 09:26:27 -0800
    ...In addition to a valve in the fuel supply, manual or not, I thought of another way. The really, really important electric fuel pump...
  • Fuel tank question...
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:53:07 -0700
    ...When I took the supply line from the tank to the pump off before I put the compressed air (50psi) backwards into the fuel...
  • Re: Fuel Shortage in the Soutland Spreading Fast
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:47:53 -0700
    ...Augustine area we seem to have a good > supply except for spot outages of premium.....in fact a couple of > stations were down to...
  • Re: Don't let this happen to you!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:58:41 -0400
    ...of course ... >just strikes me as very low, to supply power for ecu and fuel pump circuits. It's a pretty good ammeter, and...
  • Re: I DON'T want to reuse ...
    Historical mailing list - --------------------
    Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:14:29 -0500
    Zoltan wrote: >I am changing the fuel lines. The old ones have the protective sleeve on, but they are old and ugly now. Is...
  • good new fuel tank source?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:30:17 -0400
    ...I finally pulled the fuel supply line off the nipple on the tank and got a pitiful little dribble, even with the filler cap...
  • Re: fuel line replacement
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:55:01 -0400
    ...using gear head cheese grater > clamps on the supply line from fuel tank to fuel pump. I'm sorry, I know I > have sinned...
  • Re: Fire Systems/performance parts
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Wed, 18 Mar 1998 00:35:42 -0800
    ...through one of his >racing supply catalogs I came across some interesting items. >Second is an air/fuel ratio monitor which hooks up to...
  • Re: Electrical Saga Continues
    Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
    Sat, 16 Mar 2002 10:23:22 EST
    ...the ECU and it is supplying a pulse to the ECU. Now the problem is that the fuel pump doesn't cycle on and...
  • Gas Pressure Gauge
    Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
    Wed, 1 Nov 95 12:31:03 PST
    ...this measuement on the gas supply ring. The pressure should be around 30 psi if the fuel pump, fuel filter & the regulator are all...
  • Re: good new fuel tank source?
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:56:29 -0500
    ...did a supply test before dropping the wbx engine, and remember the > volume was a bit low, but not a lot. Fuel pressure static...
  • China-diesel fuel injection 2/19
    Historical mailing list - china-lutong.com
    Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:36:51 +0800
    ...We can supply them in the very competitive price. As for the VE distributor head, we can supply them by 40 Us$ (EXW) . If...
  • Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:17:55 -0500
    ...The fuel gauge is driven through a 10V voltage regulator, so if your supply voltage is so low as to effect the fuel gauge...
  • Re: Anybody burning WVO in Illinois?- not really a rant
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:16:19 -0500
    ...Solar is also really expensive relative to fossil fuels. If we were serious about preventing GHG emissions, the price of fossil fuel would go...
  • Maiden voyage ends with AAA
    Historical mailing list - lauterba
    Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:32:17 -0400
    ...No fuel pressure. I put new pump on 12 volt source (model RR power supply) and it worked fine. You can't hear the...
  • I removed gas tank w/o spilling!
    Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
    Fri, 12 May 1995 11:16:05 -0400 (EDT)
    Hey folks- Clamp off those fuel lines, or drain the tank. While waiting on new longblock to come in I'm doing other "wouldn...
  • voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
    Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
    Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:34:17 -0700
    ...What's the minimum voltage the fuel pump needs to operate? Should a battery in good condition supply more voltage at the pump than...
  • Re: good new fuel tank source?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:41:53 -0400
    ...did a supply test before dropping the wbx engine, and remember the volume was a bit low, but not a lot. Fuel pressure static...
  • Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Sat, 19 Jul 2014 10:07:31 -1000
    ...Where's the box that > houses the fuel pump and ECU power supply relays located on the '84 1.9? > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel...
  • diesel fuel injection-china
    Historical mailing list - china-lutong.com
    Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:09:01 +0800
    ...We can supply them in the very competitive price. As for the VE distributor head, we can supply them by 40 Us$ (FOB) . If...
  • Re: RE : Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felix
    Wed, 07 Aug 1996 14:02:31 -0600
    ...He checked the output pressure of the fuel pump (fine at 90psi), and confirmed my suspicions of air in the fuel supply line. He...
  • Re: 12mm fuel line supplier?
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Sat, 20 Apr 2002 22:45:22 -0700
    ...12mm fuel line supplier? I just came back from 3 auto-supply shops looking for 12mm braided fuel line hose to connect my fuel...
  • black box above coil
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:39:14 -0700
    ...Power Supply Relay and Fuel Pump Realy. The Power Supply Relay provides battery voltage to the Digifant E.C.U. The Fuel Pump Relay...
  • Re: need digital idle stabilizer transistor pn#/relays going crazy
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
    Sun, 14 Feb 1999 23:43:01 EST
    Austin, Did you read my earlier post on help for the fuel pump relay and current supply relay (the 2 relays in the black...
  • Re: Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Sat, 6 Apr 2019 15:15:28 -0700
    I've had all sorts of fun with fuel supply, probably because my van was allowed to sit one winter without gas in the...
  • Re: intermittent fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:22:21 -0700
    ...if you suspect the wiring to the fuel pump , why not just temporarily supply power to it yourself, from a good source somewhere in...