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• Re: bilge pump as fresh water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:49:19 -0700
  ...I think that sometime in the future I'll put in an inline pump so that I can drive the water through a filter...
• Re: domestic water pump not pumping '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:01:02 -0700
  ...domestic water pump not pumping '89 Westy >...the pump appears to be apart and laying on > the bottom of the water tank. I have...
• Re: power steering pump
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Mcmillan
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 23:31:15 +0100
  ...Is it in need of a new power steering pump? or do I need to top up the fluid in the resevoir ? I would...
• Re: Turbo Diesel 1.9L mounting in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 05:43:02 -0700
  The turbocharger is not the problem on the 1.9TD, it's the injection pump. The boost mechanism sits high on the pump and...
• Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:45:54 -0400
  I don't remember where I saw the post- either here recently or on thesamba.com while doing a search for "fuel pump," but...
• Re: rebuilding power steering pump
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:45:49 -0800
  I bet any power steering pump with the same bolt configuration should work, right? After all, isn't it just a hydraulic pump? Any...
• Re: Fuel Pump Performance Issues?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:38:36 -0700
  ...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: I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:00:48 -0700
  ...By "fades a bit", do you mean the pedal sinks a bit after you pump it up, sinks even if not pumped up, or...
• Re: Oil pump on e-bay
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:52:55 -0800
  ...new >pump... this pump fits only on the diesel vanagon..." > >Now the problem is that the above part number includes the pump and pick...
• Re: Electric Water Pump (was: Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:24:01 -0500
  Electric water pumps have lot's of benefits now, however there is also something to be said for keeping things simple. The electric pump...
• Re: Black Nylon Fuel Return Hose Kink. Opinions? PICS.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:31:24 -0800
  ...The fuel pump was new at time of swap as was fuel tank, seals etc. I deleted the pre pump filter, images: https://picasaweb...
• Re: Water tank pump shot
  Historical mailing list - Doug Shapter
  Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:10:19 +0001 (EST)
  On Tue, 24 Jan 1995, Homer Christensen wrote: > When we bought our 84 westy, the sink's water pump didn't work. So we...
• Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:01:31 -0700
  Here's a unique and amusing gas station thing...In Oregon they have a law that prohibits you from pumping your own gasoline...so...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:25:09 -0400
  I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, replace the water pump. No "leak stop" material, regardless of brand, is...
• Re: PLEASE HELP!!! How to get to winshield washer pump.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 02:55:56 +0100
  Steve, I guess you have enough fluid?? Joke aside, the pump sits on top of the tank, so you need to drop it. By...
• Re: Shower Pump Question
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:46:10 +0100
  ...you could link that to a second pump and there you go! flo On 4/19/06, Dave Vickery <davevickery@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I...
• RE: Sink Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Apr 97 02:56:01 UT
  ...Sink Pump Oh I forgot to ask if anyone has a pump for the sink that they wanna sell...or donate :) . I havent looked...
• more idle calcs...test fuel supply
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:08:22 -0800
  ...Otherwise the fuel pump could be damaged; the pump is lubed and cooled by the very fuel it pumps. Dry-testing the pumps is...
• Re: WTB good used fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:01:30 -0500
  Ebay usually has two or three pumps for sale. About $20.
• Re: Engine Break-In Oil Weight
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 8 May 2007 15:34:57 -0700
  ...Without that the pump was able to pump air only. > > David > > <SNIP> > > What hole is that? My '84's oil pump loses its prime...
• Need injection pump number
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 13:54:14 -0500
  ...Could you send me the Bosch pump number off the side of it. I have a 1.6l TD pump that I am having...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 8 May 2001 10:07:19 -0600
  David Marshall wrote: > > You must have had a bad fuel pump! I have set a few customers up with > CIS-Motronic (Audi 80 2...
• Re: '82 diesel resurrection death?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 23:15:56 -0400
  In my 14 years of I4/I5 VW motor experience I have seen many a pump lose it's prime. This was observed when...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:38:58 -0700
  ...Seems it then dribbles down the > cooler or the pump housing and across the ?(black tubular cross mount > right > behind the oil pump housing...
• Re: My fuel pump is...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:32:03 -0500
  ...I throw away the noisy fuel pumps and if you bought a noisy fuel pump the first thing you'd do is demand your...
• Re: O2 Sensor Problem - Last Week
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 May 2009 18:38:26 -0400
  At 05:38 PM 5/5/2009, Paul Connelly wrote: >Now to replace the internal water pump (this one only lasted about 10 "duty...
• How many fuel pumps does a Eberspacher BA6 Gas Heater have?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 18:18:59 -0500
  ...The glow plug works and I am getting gas as far as the pump but the hose beyond it the hose is dry. The...
• Re: Help Please; engine bogging loseing compression and shutting off
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:24:35 -0300
  ...What was so maddening about it was that when I was trying to diagnose the problem I could hear the fuel pump pumping up...
• Re: continuing almost overheating problem.
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:30:04 EDT
  ...3. - After changing a half dozen Vanagon water pumps, I can confidently say that aftermarket water pumps don't even come close to the...
• Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:13:28 -0400
  ...I will cross-post this to the other lists I am on since the 75-79 buses also used the same pump. Happy trails...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:04:23 -0400
  ...With a centrifugal pump that would matter, but this vane-type pump doesn't care. d
• Re: need advice on water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Sep 1996 08:19:11 -0800
  ...Terhaar-Yonkers wrote: >I've had NAPA pumps. Pretty cheesy quality .. > >Hi All: >Someone mentioned that VW made a upgrade pump that cost a...
• VANAGAIN
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 08:18:07 -0500
  ...I need a water pump again. This will be the 5th water pump for this van in 188,000 miles. I can now be...
• Re: parts commonality - Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:21:52 EDT
  In a message dated 6/4/04 11:32:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dspence@OANET.COM writes: > wondering if the Vanagon fuel pump...
• Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:55:19 -0400
  Hi Al, Upstream of the fuel pump is a filter, and that filter has the same smaller inlet that the aftermarket pump has. So...
• Re: Arrrgh!! No start, no fuel pump sound!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:33:54 -0700
  When mine did this I replaced the fuel pump relay and it has not done it since.� Flat rectangular black box at the left...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:14:08 -0500
  ...Among the information posted on all gas pumps I have seen in the past few years is a warning not to leave the pump...
• Re: 82' Diesel 1.6 NA Injector leakage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 00:25:19 -0400
  ...82' Diesel 1.6 NA Injector leakage Dennis, Does this injector pump leakage mean I need a rebuilt? Or can the pump get a...
• Electrical Problems in 80 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 19:53:24 -0400
  ...The fuse that controls the water pump for the sink keeps blowing. I have replaced the water pump and now my electronic water level...
• Re: Water Pump - ?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 11:47:17 -0500
  ...Water Pump - ? >Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 08:32:08 -0800 > >Is it possible that a water pump going bad can sound like a...
• Re: Fixing case damage due to water pump impeller
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 19:09:13 -0500
  I fix the water pump surface because it looks better when I sell someone an engine and I don't like to try and...
• Re: Pump for gallon containers of Redline Gear oil
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 08:18:06 -0500
  << was wondering if anyone out there had found a pump of some kind that fits the container >> CRC makes one which is probably branded...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:31:15 -0800
  When I bought this '84 the PO had tried to quiet the noisy fuel pump, he even changed it... a new fuel tank stopped...
• Re: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 17:29:45 -0400
  ...Thoughts here? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Jared >> >> >> Links >> --------- >> GoWesty Pump: >> https://www.gowesty.com/product/steering/24530/hydraulic-power-steering-pump >> VanCafe Pump: https://www...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:07:02 -0800
  I've replaced 100's of water pumps and the Vanagon water pump is a piece of cake when compared to many of them...
• Adjusting Diesel timing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 18:09:04 EDT
  ...3 on the face of the pump and 1 on the back of the pump. (face being near the belt....) only loosen the bolts...
• Re: 86 Vanagon Water Pump Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 14:21:41 +1100
  Tony, I replaced the water pump 3 times in my '85 caravelle. Relatively simple. I didn't have air con or power steer on...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 30 May 2006 13:34:50 -0400
  ...Fuel Pump Yes, they are the same. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Lincoln" <jtlincoln@PORTCITY.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, May...
• Re: Starting problems with 88 Vanagon, WIKI problems too
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:49:23 -0700
  ...BOTH relays are needed for the fuel pump to run. One relay turns on the ECU, controlled by the key switch. The other relay...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:19:36 -0800
  ...Water pump? > >I've replaced 100's of water pumps and the Vanagon water pump is a piece of >cake when compared to many...
• Failing Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 23:26:07 -0500
  ...Between two of us non-mechanics, we determined that A) the fuel pump was silent, B) there was no juice in the lead to...
• Re: camper water pump question
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:52:51 -0700
  ...One way should activate the pump, the other way opens the valve for the H2O hookup outside. (You can test this by hooking up...
• Re: Continued noisy fuel pump woes - '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:43:42 -0400
  If fuel delivery is good and the only problem is noise, just isolate the pump better. If I remember correctly, the pump is held...
• Re: Black Nylon Fuel Return Hose Kink. Opinions? PICS.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:08:56 -0500
  At 09:46 PM 2/13/2013, neil n wrote: >I'll be curious to see if the pump noise ceases. But as you...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:58:12 -0500
  ...Fuel Pump Noise > > In October my 1985 1.9 L Camper started making a buzzing noise climbing up > a > steep mountain in Ashville, N...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 28 Jul 2019 16:58:07 -0400
  ...If the injectors are pulsing the fuel pump relay is good. If injectors pulsing and pump not running wiring or a bad pump is...
• 87 Cruise Control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:07:41 -0800
  ...When I got to the test for the vacuum pump motor, jumping #4 pin with ground it says I should hear the pump come...
• Re: 71 Poptop Oil PSI question!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 14:14:39 -0400
  ...Did you re-use the old pump in the rebuild? If so, did you get rid of the grooves that wear in from the...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:09:09 -0800
  ...Even a true fuel pressure gauge is not that much $ compared to new fuel pumps. We need to learn to diagnose our problems before...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:44:24 -0400
  ...Oil Pump removal-Difficult???? If it is not the oil pump or one of the other sources noted could the seal at the end...