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• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 17:55:06 -0700
  ...My fuel tank has the smaller > outlet. > > There's a fuel pump relay bypass method shown in Bentley. Do this to see > if pump...
• No Start, No Pump, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:05:57 -0400
  ...Went to start it up around Midnight and had no fuel pump action. AARRGGHH! Was too tired to spend much time diagnosing it last...
• Re: Calling all carbd 2.0s
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 07:41:54 -0700
  My choice would be to use the Bus Depot universal $40 fuel pump for any 12-volt Type I thru IV for '67-'74...
• Electric Power Steering Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 10:59:32 -0500
  ...The Vanagon has power steering, but I haven't been able to rig up a traditional belt driven power steering pump on the engine...
• 88 Westy: Pump
  Historical mailing list - rob campbell
  Tue, 17 May 2005 11:40:44 -0700
  > A question related to: >> Is there any way to tell whether it's a faulty pump in the water >> tank that's to blame...
• Re: Fuel pump question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:32:14 -0400
  ...My main curiosity was, when did Bosh stop making the spade connector fuel pump? I’m wondering how old the pump was. The box...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:18:24 -0800
  ...Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7:13...
• Re: Fuel Pump Alternative
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 May 2010 20:35:08 -0500
  So, Jim, are you saying that the Ford Bronco pump works great as a direct replacement for the stock pump on the vanagon? John...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:25:57 -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: [f] Pumpernickel
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:09:17 -0800
  ...Friday, December 30, 2011 7:49 PM Subject: [f] Pumpernickel I'll let you all read the details (some are pretty interesting) but I...
• fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 29 May 2010 14:51:28 -0500
  Hi everyone, I need some help with my new pump. Last year the pump from the fresh water tank in my Westfalia sprung a...
• Re: do fuel pumps suck?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 05:44:27 -0400
  ...do fuel pumps suck? Just wondering if the pump draws the fuel in from the tank, or is it just dependent on a gravity...
• if not one thing its another, fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 05:01:57 +0000
  well seem my 2 year old fuel pump might have died, right after i get things running good things blows up on me. ahh...
• Re: Should I "bother" replacing the waterpump?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 3 May 2004 15:48:23 -0400
  ...so far as i know, water pump in our '84 1.9 l is original, now 14 y and about 198 k mi, and...
• Re: yet another water pump
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:19:25 -0500
  ...Why, Alternator bearing went "bazzouk", after that, 2 months later, the Alternator bracket broke slowly, another pump went with it! Now, the same guy...
• Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:10:53 -0700
  ...Water pump pulley does not rotate real smoothly. Symptoms of a failing water pump? Fix quickee-quickee? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 20:06:45 -0700
  Based on my Inline Four experience (this is a diesel engine I see); - Oil Pump to Block has no gasket. (This has been established...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:50:44 -0600
  ...fuel filter > > > Steve, > > I think the consensus is that the dirt won't hurt the fuel pump. I > have > heard of fuel pumps disintegrating...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:26:16 -0800
  ...There are two pumps on the body of the tank. One is the same as that found on your Vanagon. The second pump is...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:04:38 -0700
  ...Entity Tobin Copley spoke thus: > Okay, frustrating problem here with my 1.6L diesel vanagon: > > Having had my oil pan off and oil pump...
• Re: no fuse for fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:11:31 -0700
  IMHO the +12v wire to the power steering pump idle boost switch is the Most Necessary Wire In Need Of Fuse!!! If it happens...
• Re: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 18:26:34 -0400
  I bought a new pump from Bus Depot and haven't looked back. Steering is much lighter that the rebuilt one it replaced and...
• Re: How much noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:54:00 -0500
  ...The quiet you describe with your replacement pump is what I expected out of this new Beck/Arnley pump. But it is noisy. It...
• Re: Oil pump day..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2016 00:37:56 -0400
  You don't need to remove the rear exhaust pipe to replace the oil pump. I hope you didn’t do that just to...
• Water pump replacement - anything else I need?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:01:10 -0500
  So it looks like I am in order for a water pump replacement. Last Monday we were heading back from the Omaha VW Club...
• Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:36:41 -0400
  Don Hanson wrote: > Should a Bosche FP last more than little over a year? The fuel pump in my '84 7 passenger is the...
• Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:11:53 -0700
  if you use the pre-pump filter I'd recommend that you get any see-thru fuel filter much larger than the tiny one...
• 85gl water pump 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 18 May 2006 08:38:06 -0700
  ...WHAT a pain to to put those 2 hex bolts back on the pump. ahhh 1.08 fix lucky me.. Joe
• Re: 1985 VW Vanagon - water pumping question -1.9l gas
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:51:57 -0600
  ...appears "better". > -What would make my water pump not pump? It's still intact..... > -Could an air bubble in my system cause this or...
• Re: Westy shower
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 20:55:44 -0400
  ...Anyone have a used pump and sink > spicket? Why exactly are you needing a second pump? If I'm not mistaken, it seems you...
• Re: subject Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:33:10 -0700
  ...New pump installed. Cavitation continues. On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Mike Miller wrote: > Old tank = rust and crud which clog the...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:23:54 -0500
  ...Then > remove the bolts holding that pipe to the water pump and disconnect the > small oil cooler hoe from the pump. Coolant will rush...
• Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:13:27 -0400
  ...As our vehicles approach 20+ years the threat of rust and crud in the pump increases while a pre-pump filter can create the...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 29 May 2010 15:03:52 -0700
  My pump sometimes loses it's prime. If I drain the tank dry then re-fill it and open the fawcet I sometimes just...
• Re: Weep No More For Me
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 02:17:34 PDT
  can you have two water pumps running at the same time? >From: Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com> >Reply-To: Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:45:24 -0500
  ...Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump I had the filter loose and was trying to get the hose linking pump-to-filter loose at...
• Re: new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:37:10 -0700
  ...new fuel pump taped up I wouldn't worry about a little tape and foam on the outside of your fuel pump at all...
• Re: fuel tank nipples
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 07:54:07 -0600
  -------------------- Hi Volks, Possibly what we are missing here is the hose from the tank to the fuel pump (or from the plastic filter to...
• Noisy Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:42:39 -0800
  My fuel pump started buzzing some days ago so I replaced the pump and installed a second fuel filter between it and the tank...
• Flooding in Cal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 9:50:15 PST
  ...I have to go out sometime today and get a sump pump and a heavy duty backup pump. I had some fun this morning...
• Re: How loud is your fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:50:45 -0700
  Fuel pumps do tend to get a bit noisier if the filter needs replacement. Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:31:49 -0700
  ...It would appear that > some might be trying to discourage others from doing their own water > pump replacements. > > The water pump went out, while...
• Re: Sink pump watts?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 12:57:39 EDT
  In a message dated 9/28/01 5:22:46 PM, sheng@SEANET.COM writes: << Anyone know how many watts the sink water pump...
• Oil pump priming?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:41:33 -0400
  ...This is an I4 conversion 1.8L, 8v digifant II from a 91 Jetta, mounted with diesel mounts, oil pump, and pan. Could the...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 19:46:35 -0800
  Hi Scott. > Do you normally start the van by turning the key to *ON* ( not start ).. > then listen for the fuel pump to run...
• 89Westy sink/pump elect problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Schiesser
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:20:13 -0700
  Is there a fuse for the spighot/pump circut on an 89 Westy?? My submersible pump is not turning on since replacing my spigot...
• Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:49:23 -0700
  ...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" When you first turn on the key the fuel pump only runs 1-2 seconds and...
• Re: Oil pump on e-bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:29:09 -0800
  Here is his responce to me: "you got what you bided on the pump if you are not happy i am sorry .But since...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:39:11 -0400
  My just replaced fuel pump is also quite noisy, as was the old one- so it may be standard? chris 86 syncro 87 gl...
• Re: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:06:57 -0700
  ...I opened the test port "T" in the fuel lines > over the engine, cycled the pump - no fuel, no pump vibration. The pump > is...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 12:03:32 -0800
  ...the square plastic one between the tank and the pump, and the metal canister between the pump and the engine... I really don't...
• What is fair price for water pump job
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:23:21 -0400
  Recently, I had the water pump replaced on my '84 with 1.9L engine and A/C. Old water pump was about two years...
• Correction: Buzzing Fuel Pump After Fuel Filter Change
  Historical mailing list - Josh Greenberg
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:40:21 -0700
  The buzz is coming from the FUEL PUMP and not the FUEL FILTER as written in message text below. Sorry. > Folks, > > Last week I...
• Re: fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:09:05 -0800
  ...when you turn the key to start and you would normally hear the fuel pump turn on and charge the system. these two pumps...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 13 May 2017 08:52:50 -0700
  the wires for the pump is quite short... so you have to lower the tank to remove it from the pump. It's better...
• Water Pump '91
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 22:40:59 -0500
  Hi All, My water pump quit on our Thanksgiving vacation at the beach, four hours from home. I ordered a new pump and it...
• please respond to thill@nummi.com
  Historical mailing list - Tony Hill
  Thu, 7 May 1998 14:48:24 -0700
  90 vanagon with bad water pump. New to the list but, very interested in any tips on removal and replacement of water pump. So...
• Whining Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:02:25 -0400
  There seems to be alot of discussion regarding whining, whirring, buzzing, fuel pumps. Well!.....mine just started the whining too! Does this mean I...
• External sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 21:40:53 -0700
  Hi, Does anyone on the list know where I can buy an external water pump for the sink? I would like to replace it...
• F/S: Good used diesel injection pump
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 1 Jun 2000 13:02:04 EDT
  I have a good used injection pump from a 84 Jetta diesel. The PO replaced a lot of parts and the injector pump, fuel...