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Placement of Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:32:41 -0700
Shawn Wright wrote: <snip> Anyone know why the fuel filter is placed after the pump in the digifant system? I hate to think of...
Re: NEED GAS TANK
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:43:03 -0400
...Let me guess - you have a '90-91 Vanagon, or at least one that lacks a fuel filter before the pump. Sometime in 1990...
Re: Fuel pump stops.
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:32:13 -0500
...I noticed that the fuel pump >> stops >> pumping. >> I rigged up 12 Volts and powered the pump manually. It runs and the >> engine >> starts...
'88 fuel pump not vibrating
Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:44:59 -0700
...The fuel pump relay clicks and I have continuity from the relay connector through the pump to the ground in the engine compartment. What...
Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Jun 2009 05:53:10 -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: Buzzing Fuel Pump, Corn Free Fuel... I lied
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:20:49 -0800
...So I thought switching to corn free helped the fuel pump. But I lied.. Or I > should say, the pump "got better" temporarily and...
Re: Fuel Line replacement - Fuel pressure test?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:50:41 -0700
...alternatively you can jumper the fuel pump to run ( super easy at the fuel pump relay if you know which two pins to connect...
Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:08:04 -0700
...on position several times, will pump eventually not prime? (fuel pressure is raised to spec ign. switch turned to Ign. on position 1st time...
Sorting out mechanical issues 85
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 3 Sep 2022 10:27:50 -0400
...But the pump still sounded like it was struggling. I changed the fuel pump with a Bosh that came with my 84. New. And...
Re: OH NO!!- Fuel gauge stuck at Full
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 13 Oct 1997 23:28:16 -0400
On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Just keep in mind that every time the fuel pump swallows air may be the lost...
no fuse for fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 09:02:37 -0800
hi all, Me and Bruce discovered there's no fuse for the fuel pump on the 1981-1991 van fuse panel diagram. Anyone know...
New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:18:51 -0400
OK, after installing a new Bosch fuel pump and filter it's still buzzing! I want to go camping tomorrow, is this buzzing the...
Re: I-4 conversion
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Mon, 7 May 2001 22:37:15 -0600
John \"Shaggy\" Donovan wrote: > > which fuel pump do I want to use? stock 87 vanagon GL or the fuel pump from the donor engine...
what controlls the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Gregory Hubbard
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:41:11 -0400
Does the air flow meter turn the fuel pump on and off or does the ecu do it in combination with the distrubutor pick...
Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:46:08 -0500
Would it be possible to put a switch on the dash to disable the fuel pump? Assuming one could not locate the switch would...
Re: '88 fuel pump not vibrating
Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:33:20 -0700
Thanks for all the ideas on my fuel pump problem. Since I'm not getting any email sent only to the list, please send...
Re: Fuel pump question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 27 May 2007 10:46:58 -0700
...Fuel pump question > > Only thing is that Fuel Injection Corporation are pretty clear about being > rebuilders and Ron says his are new. > > FIC does...
Noisy fuel pump causes
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 13 May 2008 19:18:16 -0700
Hello folks, I have a new (to me) 1984 Vanagon, the fuel pump is loud. The PO told me (I picked it up Sat...
DIesel FI, Was: Question about TDI Jetta Problem
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:14:48 -0700
...You would have to stall it or starve it fo fuel. 2/ Vane pump. (called "feed pump" in my illustration) On a relatively small...
Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:01:18 -0500
As has been discussed alot here and demonstrated by personal experience, retrofitting a fuel filter before the pump in a '91 Westy is a...
HELP: '67 Deluxe Saga - Vaporlocking?
Historical mailing list - Mike White
Fri, 14 Apr 1995 12:33:34 MST
...The fuel pump is getting very hot, and is vaporlocking, hence the 20 second start up time. He suggests an electric fuel pump. Apparently...
Re: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:56:21 -0700
...Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible) | |Speaking of fuel pumps, what is the average life of a fuel pump in a |vanagon...
Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:43:44 -0700
...fuel filter is placed after the pump > in the digifant system? I hate to think of all that crud going through > my pump...<snip...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:55:19 -0700
...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 pump relay cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:21:53 -0800
...The fuel pump logic is precisely the same in > both > systems, at least for 90's era subaru engines. Late throttle by wire > systems...
Re: Fuel Pump Whine in S. Dakota
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:28:51 -0400
I would try replacing the fuel filter(s) first. Many times that has cured a noisy pump, in my experience. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:50:47 -0400
>Bentley says plastic one before pump used only with fuel pump having no >filter (after the pump?)?? I believe this reference is to a...
Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
Historical mailing list - Project Pat
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:30:48 -0400
...Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters. At 01:17 PM 7/23/2013, neil n wrote: >http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/737082-inside...
Re: Fuel pump buzzing
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:41:00 -0500
...please don't experiment with power tools in an effort to understand your failing fuel pump. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/75/77...
Re: My First Vanagon, a short story
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:21:24 -0500
...As for the fuel pump whine, be sure all y our filters and fuel lines are clear of any obstructions. Sounds like your pump...
Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 01:23:09 -0500
...So twhen we swapped the > pump on Dad's vanagon westy we still had plenty of fuel flow. > > In any case, fuel delivery is...
loud fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Ken Baldwin
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:04:54 -0700
...It seems to be coming from the fuel pump. So what does this mean? The van drives great, but is my fuel pump about...
fuel pumps and stuff
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:39:43 -0800
What is the difference in fuel pumps across the volkswagen line? (fuel injected, specificially a2 or a2, digijet/fant). Why? I know that the...
Re: Help, GL wont start!
Historical mailing list - Steve
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 20:15:54 -0800
...NO voltage at the Fuel Pump. Fuel pump works when power is applied to it off the vehicle. With a good fuel pump relay...
Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:22:25 -0600
My 91 exhibited similar problems, and it was rust debris from the fuel tank plugging up the FRONT side of the fuel pump. The...
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Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 11 May 2013 16:27:55 -0400
...The fuel pump was pretty clogged and would not run but cleaning out on the entry side enabled it to run and flow fuel...
Re: Fuel injection pump and timing
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:09:14 -0500
...On old style 1.6l pumps this is proportional to internal fuel pressure which in turn is proportional to rpm. On new styly VE...
Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:44:31 -0500
...fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering Fuel systems for years had the filter between the pump and the carberator. Of course diaphragm pumps only...
Re: Fuel Pressure
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:01:01 -0600
...If so, I would next test the > output pressure of the fuel pump, both cold and hot, with the pump dead-headed > to > a...
Buzzing fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Doug Toomey
Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:30:51 -0600
...Fuel pump is buzzing. Replaced original Bosch that was also buzzing loudly 5 months ago. New one is Bosch too. No problems on the...
Re: diluted oil
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Jan 1995 18:49:27 -0500
I believe VW corrected this 'gas into the oil' fuel pump problem in '73, when they added the little drain tube that hangs off...
buzzing fuel pump - addtional info
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:20:03 -0800
...I forgot to mention that I crawled underneath and definitely detected that it was the fuel pump doing the buzzing. So, my question is...
Re: pre-pump fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:59:58 -0700
> I have a question concerning the fuel filter in front of the fuel pump. I > understand that there was either a recall or a...
Re: Installing a fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:02:09 -0400
...Also, do the same on the engine side of the fuel pump, so you don't get any gas from that end. Good luck...
Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:14:05 -0700
...I posted a couple of days ago that on this 1990 van the fuel pump stopped working after I put in an other engine...
Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:39:28 -0700
...The fuel pump & fuel pump relay have been bench tested and are good. > However when they are installed in van the fuel pump does...
Whining Fuel Pump Woes....
Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:01:38 -0500
...When I came back and took the van for its first run I heard the fuel pump whine however the van ran fine. I...
Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 5 Sep 2022 22:48:45 -0600
...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: '88 GL - Fuel Tank to Pump - hose
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 18:06:19 -0400
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '88 GL - Fuel Tank to Pump - hose Got a leaking fuel hose - tank to pump. Anyone know off-hand...
Re: Engine Refusing to Start or Dying
Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
Fri, 12 Nov 1999 07:54:31 -0800
...Occasionally, when > attempting to start the vehicle, I will not hear the click of the fuel pump > relays. Consequently, no start. Sometimes, while driving...
Re: Bosch metal fuel filter - made for same or different fuel line diameters?
Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:08:21 -0600
...The filter's 'intake' line from the tank, however, appears to be 5/16" while the 'exit' line to the fuel pump is larger...
Re: fuel pump problem?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:25:06 -0600
...I think the fuel pump relay wiring might be different in > > later > > > years. > > > > > > > Or......the ECU is providing full time ground to the fuel...
Re: fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:32:30 -0500
...fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch > >Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:13:38 -0500 > > > >Volks, > > Just had a new fuel tank put in my...
Re: Fuel pump question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:19:49 -0700
Hi, I'm guessing 'canister' means large round sliver fuel filter downstream of the fuel pump ...........??? It always helps if people say what year...
Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 5 Sep 2022 23:53:16 -0600
...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: 1.9L Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:24:18 -0400
...the fuel pump - however on the 2.1 > engines the fuel filter is the round canister type located after the fuel > pump. > > To me...
Re: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:35:51 -0700
...A dry pump has no suction, so pour the fuel down the intake tube to get it going. Meanwhile, slightly open the 17mm nuts...
Re: help , video to help diagnose my Westphalia air cool 1993 problem.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:59:38 -0700
...would it be a bad idea if Christophe wired up a test switch to connect battery positive post to fuel pump positive? Supply a...
Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:57:29 -0400
You obviously have never taken a Vanagon fuel pump apart and dry run it. I freaked out to see the shower of sparks emitted...
Re: Whoa fuel pump is noisy!
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:07:58 -0500
If you reverse the polarity on the fuel pump and then crank your motor over a few times, so that the pump will run...