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• Re: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 May 2005 23:01:49 -0400
  Both my '84 GL 7 pass and my '85 Westy have the plastic firewall fuel union. Mike C. MilosKitchen wrote: > <" If replacing fuel lines...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:57:31 -0700
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on? If you look at the fuel pump relay circuit you...
• Re: Double checking my stumbling problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:57:32 -0700
  Condider also the fuel pressure regulator. I seldom find a bad one, and once in a while I do. it 'could' be your fuel...
• Was Electronic Ignition, Is Fuel Pump Power problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:03:06 -0400
  ...A voltmeter check at the fuel pump showed a very low voltage change equivalent to no voltage at the fuel pump as the engine...
• Re: new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:37:10 -0700
  ...On a lot of late model VWs, the fuel pump lives inside an insulated box. No air flow at all. The fuel provides plenty...
• Re: How loud is your fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:50:45 -0700
  ...How loud is your fuel pump? > > In a message dated 3/14/04 12:29:08 AM, phillips@ISGS.UIUC.EDU writes: > > << Haven't...
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:45:56 -0400
  Detonation is caused by having too volatile fuel. Your friend would need to go to a higher octane fuel (higher octane fuel resists detonation...
• Re: Fuel Leak
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:05:07 -0600
  ...As for the fuel leak, you probably have a cracked hose from the fuel tank or at the fuel pump, depending on where in...
• Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Wed, 8 May 2002 23:11:35 -0400
  ...For the usual weekend jaunt this would be plenty of fuel. Has anyone ever tried this? Is Coleman fuel compatible with the Westfalia's...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 12 May 2004 21:35:48 -0700
  Read today's paper! The Feds are working out a mandated replacement of dirty diesel fuel right now. Clean diesels are coming to the...
• Re: 1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:24:09 -0700
  DEAR DIAMETRICALLY CHALLENGED save yourself a world of heart and head ache call up gowesty or vane cafe and get the fuel line replacement...
• Re: fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 14:18:21 -0500
  ...Any idea how many feet of fuel line i will need? What did you folks do for the short (3") fuel line that goes...
• Re: Diesel Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:27:05 -0800
  OK....I'm converting my wasserboxer to flex fuel, and building a still in my back yard! As soon as the cellulose eating enzymes...
• fuel pump straining and hose leaking question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:32:05 -0700
  Hi.� I've had some experience with noisy fuel pumps and dirty fuel filters, but I haven't seen this before, and I'm...
• Re: More on sears auto dept
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:04:19 EDT
  ...It damaged my fuel pump, fuel tank, injectors, +? other damage. So far @$1800 to fix. It was going to be $800+ for the fuel...
• Re: Weaning a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 07:37:12 -0700
  When these symptoms happened to me, it was an intermittent failure of the fuel pump. M On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:23...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:43:20 -0400
  ...The power for the fuel pump, which comes from the fuel pump relay...is also the power that's on one side of the...
• Vanagon fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:53:59 -0400
  I am in the process of replacing the engine fuel lines in my 86 Vanagon 2.1 GL. Any recommendations on what process should...
• Re: travel report (lots of latitude), and oil leak
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 95 12:35:54 PDT
  ...Use a timing light for best results. >Fuel guage: my fuel guage always shows that there's always half as much >fuel as there...
• Engine fire and replacing fuel line.
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:42:12 -0400
  99.9% cause of fire was your old, cracked, long overdue for replacement, fuel injection high pressure hose blew out, and sprayed your hot...
• Re: fuel filter 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:01:53 -0600
  ...has anyone had a fuel filter cause cutout, my fuel pump and filter are sorta new, but I do alot of driving maybe my...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:28:38 -0700
  ...Noisy fuel pump It's a trade off. Buy a spare fuel pump or be ready for a tow job and a fuel pump...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:16:48 -0700
  ...Noisy fuel pump > > It's a trade off. > Buy a spare fuel pump or be ready for a tow job and a fuel pump...
• Re: Got skunked yesterday by 2.1L NoStart
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:30:14 -0600
  ...Any fuel in there that is the failure. > > Disable the ignition coil, fuel pump, remove the spark plugs and crank to get the excess...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:59:04 -0800
  ...Before removing the line from the tank at the fuel pump or pre-fuel-pump filter, clamp it first with vice-grips that have...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:16:05 -0700
  ...I looked, first for competition fuel cells when I built my Porsche racer and again when I needed to replace a water tank in...
• RICO, Re: Re: ??Syncro Fuel Leaks??
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:13:24 -0700
  Old fuel lines have a tendency to crack and piss out fuel as you drive and as the engine is moving, letting the pipe...
• Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 22:08:03 -0500
  Mine ended up being the screen in the fuel tank, '84 GL Tin top. To verify it, I took the gas cap off, then...
• Re: Fuel Filter and Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:16:37 EST
  ...IMHO we should all be running a fuel filter in front of the fuel pump (and after). The fuel pump is expensive and a...
• Re: Fuel line seattle
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 07:44:13 -0700
  Any fuel rated 7/16" hose works just fine and it does not need to be "fuel injection rated" since that line is not...
• Re: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 19:29:06 -0700
  spark, fuel and air when the engine is idling, you already have spark when you press on the accelerator, fuel and air will going...
• FUEL LINE: Hate to Burn, Then Learn.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:07:44 EDT
  What is the best type of replacement hose for VW fuel line? I replaced mine with NAPA High Pressure Fuel Line (rubber) when I...
• Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:07:50 -0400
  Stupid question: (but then, it is Friday, isn't it?) When replacing the fuel lines in the engine bay, you DON'T replace the...
• Whoa fuel pump is noisy!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:33:20 -0800
  ...Today, I think I need a new fuel pump or fuel filter on my 90 GL. The fuel pump is absolutely screaming all the...
• Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:41:12 -0700
  I can promise that crude and junk DOES get through fuel filters sometimes. Can't say how .. but I have seen that it can...
• Re: Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:04:21 -0700
  ...My fuel pump >> was a Bosch. My fuel filter was about 2-months old. I decided to research >> fuel pump options with a focus...
• Re: CIS Experts: engine does not start (long)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 22:03:15 -0400
  ...I forced the fuel pump to run and opened the >fuel pressure regulator by raising the air pressure plate >by hand. But there was...
• Re: heaters, (fuel)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:42:39 -0800
  ...On 2/6/03 4:12 AM, "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: >> > > Freinds, > Does anyone know what JP-4 fuel is? > I purchased...
• Proper storage of a used fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Mon, 30 May 2005 09:17:19 -0600
  So I changed out my fuel lines on Saturday, and took the opportunity to put in a new fuel pump and filter. The lines...
• Re: WTB good used fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:51:28 -0700
  my fuel pump started being noisy, i mean i now hear a surring sound when standing next to the van. i guess its time...
• Van down -- DeLand, FL, trobleshooting data obtained to date
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:44:10 -0800
  ...Correct? New fuel tank, fuel gauge, fuel filter, and tubing from tank to fuel pump installed recently by my mechanic. Fuel Injection Microprocessor (ECU...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:28:06 -0600
  ...Replaced the pump, filter, pump connections, and short >sections of fuel line around the pump. > >New fuel pump seemed fine at first, but now...
• New stock fuel tank problems
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:04:30 -0400
  Bought a new fuel tank from RMMW, and had to do a lot of adapting to make it work. Have one small problem, though...
• Re: Disaster avoided
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:46:08 -0400
  On Tue, 14 Oct 2003, VWNut Hawk wrote: > It has been posted many times but, CHANGE YOUR FUEL LINES. Not just on Vanagons, either...
• Dirty fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:42:45 -0700
  I've replaced the fuel tank ( and all the filters), in my '82 I4 CIS conversion but there is still a lot of dirt...
• Re: fuel pump straining and hose leaking question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:50:53 -0700
  ...Hi.� I've had some experience with noisy fuel pumps and dirty fuel filters, but I haven't seen this before, and I'm...
• Re: Fuel Cell engine swap someday?
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:22:01 -0700
  Anybody got any liquid hydrogen handy? :) Bill Davidson wrote: > Volkswagen Unveils Its First Fuel-Cell Car At the Grand Opening of the > California Fuel...
• unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - lee collins
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 06:54:04 -0400
  ...fuel hoses and oxygenated fuels > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator > <owner-LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Fuel lines changed, was Let's get the word out RE: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 11:45:29 -0700
  I rutinely do this fuel line change job on vehicles in the Seattle area. It take about four hours and cost $220, including the...
• Re: Fuel Guage callibration
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:37:38 -0800
  ...Fuel Guage callibration > Swapping out clusters (adding a tachometer) did change > the way my fuel gage read. I just retrofitted my '84 > non-tach...
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:49:38 -0400
  ...The way the fuel system works: the pump pulls in fuel and pumps it to one end of each of the injector supply pipes...
• Re: What about E15?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:13:28 -0600
  ...This alcohol fuel at the same price as original straight gas is a rip off. Plus corn subsidy is a rip and then as...
• Re: What is the best location for an external oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 16 May 2006 19:46:09 -0700
  ...Well, that cooler is damn hot! The fuel > between the cooler and the tank is definitely cooler than the pre cooler > fuel, but I...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 02:17:13 -0400
  The ethanol is really not going to kill our vehicles any more than unleaded fuel or modern engine oil or even current antifreeze. The...
• Fuel Lines Reminder, Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:55:57 -0700
  I am doing house calls in the greater Seattle area to change the fuel lines with original German hose and stainless "fuel line clamp...
• Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:20:37 -0800
  ...I've started to suspect water in the fuel, I add Isopropal alcohol to my fuel and the thing runs fine. I've purchased...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 08:01:16 -0400
  And also that using corn for fuel means less is used for food and food products, which raises the cost of food! As I...
• Re: Clog in fuel tank outlet
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 4 Apr 2021 12:25:24 -0700
  ...Replaced fuel tank. All >> good. >> But.....now just spitballing here, pure conjecture....what about removing >> screen on outlet of fuel tank and adding a...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 19:01:37 +0000
  "the ECU "supplies" negative to fuel pump relay 85"That's correct, Neil. The ECU controls the negative ground side of the fuel pump...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:21:31 -0700
  ...Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work? So, in driving along, with the brain wondering as usual.� How much more...