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• Re: External domestic water pump, was Re: Hey, I so excited
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 May 2015 19:35:08 -0700
  I've often been tempted to install a foot pump type deal. FWIW, the pump I installed has two layers of (neoprene? been a...
• Re: pwr steering pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 22:42:49 -0600
  If the pump isn't leaking, screeching or vibrating loose on the brackets then its probably OK. Its one of those things that normally...
• Re: No water--faulty submersible pump?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:11:39 -0400
  > On a weekend camping trip last weekend, the water pump/faucet > wouldn't work. Fuses are OK, have the requisite 12V coming > off the...
• water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:47:01 -0700
  ...water pump replacement http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=43&category=36&group=-1&prodgroup=-1 http://oem.thepartsbin.com/parts/thepartsbin/wizard.jsp...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:16:20 EDT
  ...A couple of years ago, I replaced the loud transfer pump with a stock vanagon fuel pump and mounting from a junker. Piece and...
• Re: saga water pump 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 4 May 2006 08:29:39 -0700
  ...saga water pump 85gl > > > >On my '85, I had to cut about the last 1/4" off an allen wrench to get one >of...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:34:13 -0800
  The oil pump's a real tight interference fit and sure as heck SHOULDN'T be tacked in there with Permatex, except for a...
• Re: new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:07:08 -0700
  I wouldn't worry about a little tape and foam on the outside of your fuel pump at all. minor factor, external cooling by...
• Re: loud fuel pump.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 06:10:02 -0500
  ...My pump was running real loud (155K miles) and I replaced it with a brand new (very expensive Bosch pump) and guess what?... This...
• Re: Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:29:57 -0700
  ...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: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:10:02 -0800
  ...Your idea is sound, and you could interrupt any of 3 wires at the fuel pump relay, - the 'supplies ground' signal from the ECU...
• fuel pump relay: where? cleaning? replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:03:24 -0800
  ...But if I don't hear the pump the pump the engine will not turn over. Conclusion?: I'm assuming that some moisture or...
• Re: Power Steering (was RE: water pump)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:33:59 -0500
  ...water pump) > > I have the water pump in and its good to go. Again the > pipe running from the right of the pump gave...
• Re: Water tank level gauge on '91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sun, 23 May 2010 19:16:20 -0600
  Thanks in advance David for your assistance. > By flat I assume you mean vertical, with the end of the pump > resting on the tank...
• Re: Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 09:27:39 CST6CDT
  Joel cogitates: > why another fuel pump? cause if you don't have some sort of valve or pump, > the fuel in the (higher) rear...
• Re: 90 Vanagon - Power Steering-Rebuild or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:09:31 -0700
  At 01:05 PM 05/16/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Has any one tried to rebuild their power steering pump? The bus depot >sells...
• Re: water pump output
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:52:32 -0800
  ...water pump output > >Ref 85 Vanagon, > >>I notice with winter driving, a lack of heat when the van idles for a few >>minutes. If...
• Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:43:44 -0700
  After experiencing few stumbling problems(crud) in my Westy while ago i added 1 more filter upstream from pump as shown in Bentley on...
• Re: Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 15 May 2006 21:41:26 -0400
  ...You can also determine if the wires are carrying electricity as they plug onto the pump right there and/or see if the pump...
• Re: Fuel Pump terminal plug-in
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:44:47 +0000
  <I have the battery in and now am cranking my newly installed engine, so I want to make sure I'm pumping fuel in...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 May 2016 12:54:00 -0700
  the Ford pump has same size inlet and outlet? On 5/26/16, Grant Johnson <smiley.grant@gmail.com> wrote: > It's an 88...
• Help removing fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:03:39 -0800
  Hi folks, I'm trying to put a new fuel pump on and my roadblock is this: the nut securing the fuel pump bracket...
• Re: Waterpump Blues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
  Wed, 3 Jul 96 13:54:17 PDT
  ...I wonder if I can do it myself. > > > >Any ideas will be welcomed > > > >PaulC > >"Pumpless in Connecticut" > > I recently had my water pump replaced...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:32:41 -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: Halloween chat
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 10:04:11 CST
  ...What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by > its radius? >A: Pumpkin pie! > Two pumpkin pies, actually. Sorry to...
• Re: Water Pump Price?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 16:05:44 -0500
  > Discovered a water leak at the pulley shaft of my 84, anyone have an > estimated price for the pump as well as a "fair...
• 90 Vanagon - Power Steering-Rebuild or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 16 May 2000 13:05:16 -0500
  Has any one tried to rebuild their power steering pump? The bus depot sells a kit which I think is a rebuild kit for...
• Re: loud fuel pump.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:27:53 -0500
  ...The loud pumpis either a sign it is failing or it > is being taxed by pumping against too much pressure. The regulator could > be...
• Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Solange B�rub�
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 12:28:55 -0400
  Hi there, My fuel pump has been noisy for about a month now. Kind of a steady permanent noise. Looks like an electrical problem...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:49:26 -0300
  On 26 Aug 2002 at 11:56, peter hargreave wrote: > Had my fuel pump go belly up last week and have been told that...
• Fuel Pump Question
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 19:19:01 -0400
  could a faulty fuel pump cause poor gas mileage????? Chad 85GL
• Re: Water pump ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:33:11 -0400
  ...Also, looking at the water pump from the top through the hatch the gap between the pump pulley as if the fan belt was...
• Re: Water pump project -2.1L w/ AC- multi groove crank pulley
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 15:29:44 -0700
  ...Which serves the water pump and is it just one belt for the pump and something else, or is the water pump on a...
• fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Curt Newsome
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 01:13:05 -0700
  The fuel pump seemed kind of noisy when I bought my '85 westfalia. I had the filters replaced first, but the noise (kind of...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:09:42 -0700
  ...I do >> currently have two belts on hand; one from water pump to alternator >> and one from crank to water pump. Suggested configuration? >> >> -dm >>
• buzzing fuelpump solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tom VandenBerg
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:03:02 EST
  The other day as I was driving to work my fuel pump (which had always been silent as a mouse) suddenly began making a...
• Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:35:21 -0400
  I think the '86+ had some kind of screen in the tank? My '85 had only the plastic filter before the pump. ( I would...
• Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:11:07 -0700
  ...Attach > bicycle pump. Pump a few times, till you see > the plastic of the reservoir expand a tiny > bit. Don't pump too much...
• 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:46:55 -0500
  ...I bought the fuel pump new a few years back, but my van has been sitting for quite awhile. Wondering now if the pump...
• Re: Oil pump day..
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Sun, 1 May 2016 14:19:44 +0000
  Another issue with the oversized pumps is the penetration of the pin far enough into the cam so it doesn't wear off the...
• Re: Breakdown in Cloudcroft(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:25:45 -0700
  ...The sounds the pump was putting out was definitely not good and the filter was clean. Got irratated on one in a jetta and...
• Fuel Pump Performance Issues?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:31:18 EDT
  ...A mechanic friend suggested replacing the fuel pump. So, I'm wondering, those of you who have replaced your fuel pumps, did you have...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:46:53 -0400
  ...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: Friday water pump fun!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:00:52 -1000
  hI Neil, Did you see my post about removing the water pump AND housing as a Unit, from the side of the block ?? It...
• Re: Power steering question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:23:24 -0600
  Yes, you can operate without the pump. Simply remove the drive belt on the pump or cut it. Leave the pump in place to...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:38:53 -0700
  ...Oil Pump removal-Difficult???? If it is not the oil pump or one of the other sources noted could the seal at the end...
• Re: Auto Transmission Fail (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:09:43 -0400
  can you turn the pump shaft when it is engaged in the pump? Edward At 12:42 PM 7/16/2010, Robert Fisher wrote...
• sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wynn
  Fri, 16 May 1997 10:00:51 -0600
  My sink wasnt pumping any H2O last camping trip, so I went to a RV store and picked up a replacement. Easily changed it...
• Oil pump blueprint revisited
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 03:31:06 PST
  In addition to reducing the pump cover clearance to .000" WITHOUT the gasket (use the gasket when installing...) The oil inlet and exit can...
• water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:41:37 -0500
  Hello- Just told by my mechanic that my water pump is bad. He says the VW originals are hard to find and very expensive...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:01:24 -0800
  That's the "correct" configuration Mike, if it's the big metal can, though many of us have added the small pre-pump filter...
• Turbo Audi 3A Project Update: Scavenger Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 02:56:45 EDT
  ...Conversion factor for needed pumping speed of a pump handling 10W-50 synthetic motor oil at 230 F. 3. Pumping speed (Gallons per minute...
• Re: fuel system
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:13:09 -0400
  ...The original pump wore > out about 6 months ago so I replaced the pump and filter. Last week, the > fuel pump started whining, then...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:41:48 -0800
  I had the filter loose and was trying to get the hose linking pump-to-filter loose at the pump end and in wrestling...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:38:22 -0400
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > mbucchino@CHARTER.NET writes: > > I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, > replace > the water pump. No...
• Re: installed new engine.. now have ecu/fuel pump woes....anyone help me?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:28:08 -0700
  ...i mean it cranks but no fuel pump/injectors.So i jumped the fuel pump and all runs as it should. Went through the...
• Re: Shower Pump Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:50:58 +0000
  Thanks Florian, Yah that's what I was thinking, just a switch for the pump by the auxillary water tank and a simple lever...
• Re: '85 gl 1.9 manual - bogging out - no power over 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:54:21 -0700
  My '84 came with a really loud fuel pump, the PO mentioned it and said he'd even changed the pump & it was still...
• Hints on removing diesel injector pump sprocket.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 08:41:12 -0700
  ...More "brutality" risks $500 rebuilds of the pump, so make your own judgement if you want to try this. The pump has a flange...
• Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:32:54 -0800
  ...The fuel pump stopped buzzing. Is it possible that E10 is damaging our fuel pumps? --t