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Re: Gas tank- fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:21:46 -0800
...Gas tank- fuel pump > > Hey all- remember I asked about a noisy fuel pump. Well, it did not stay > quiet for long. It is...
Re: fuel pump's a buzzin'
Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:18:07 EDT
...The sounds that mine made were more like a grinding noise, kind of like pumping gravel through the pump. In your case, you may...
Re: Replacing water pump - pointers?
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:23:15 -0700
>| Would someone please tell me about the joys of removing and replacing my >| water pump? I did it a month or two ago. It...
Fuel Pump Relay/Fuse
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:12:30 -0800
My fuel pump was whining/cavitating again so I thought I'd swap another one in. (I don't really think that's the...
Re: loud fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:11:27 -0700
...Really has nothing to do with pumping air; >it's just not pumping much of anything. I ... don't ...think ... so... In simplest terms...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:15:33 -0500
...2010/1/6, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>: > David, > > Consider a worn impellar in your water pump. At speed you have reasonable > head pressure...
Re: Fuel Pump replacement 86 Syncro
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 May 1996 20:57:21 -0400
In a message dated 96-05-21 12:40:56 EDT, eric.zeno@mail.industry.net (Eric Zeno) writes: > My 86 Syncro fuel pump...
Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 30 May 2006 13:20:57 -0400
...So could someone tell me if the fuel pump from an 85' GL 1.9 will work on and 86' 2.1? I don...
Re: '84 washer pump
Historical mailing list
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:11:14 EST
...my next step is to pull the pump and replace it. > > your little washer fluid pump is bad. they go bad all the time...
Oil pump seal hard to change?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:46:49 -1000
How hard is it to change a leaky oil pump seal? 87 Vanagon Dan
iso diesel oil pump
Historical mailing list - dawn
Tue, 22 May 2001 18:01:20 -0700
looking for diesel oil pump and pick up tube wit all parts that are needed. Darrel
Fuel Pump won't turn on.
Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
Fri, 3 May 2002 12:21:11 EDT
I turn on the ignition and the fuel pump won't buzz. Any ideas?
Re: parts commonality - Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - don spence
Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:25:38 -0600
Just wondering if the Vanagon fuel pump is common to any other VW, AUDI etc.?
Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
Historical mailing list - James Fritz
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:12:37 -0500
Volks, Thanks to Unca Joel, Das Kapitan, Dennis Lockwood, Angus Gordon, and Cliff Gotschalk I successfully replaced my fuel pump and fuel filter this...
Re: van won't start, making progress
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:48:01 -0700
...Power and no pump run? Replace the pump. (BTW, some late Ford pickups use the identical pump. Boneyard can save you a few bucks...
Re: 87 water pump
Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
Wed, 13 Nov 1996 18:20:23 -0500
...My water pump just went out on my 87, and symptoms were. Gradual grinding noise from the rotor pump as the bearings go to...
Fuel tank question...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:53:07 -0700
...I took my pump out and both my filters...I have one full flow Triumph motor cycle filter pre-pump and the standard large...
Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
Historical mailing list - Jason
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:16:35 -0400
I had a station attendant scream at me in NJ before I knew their silly rules....He came over and turned the pump off...
Re: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:23:54 -0400
Bryan, Many have already contribute much as to what could be causing your pump to buzz. Here is how mine evolved. MY pump buzzed...
Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:54:22 -0500
...Dunno whether the pump could burst the filter element if it were seriously clogged. >and the fuel tank is brand new, so I >wouldn...
installed new engine.. now have ecu/fuel pump woes....anyone help me?
Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:57:21 -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...
'82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 05:23:28 -0800
I have had SO much trouble keeping the crankshaft / water pump belt adjustment correct on my 82 diesel westy. I get the belt tight...
Re: fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:20:25 -0500
If the engine is running, the fuel pump has to be running also. Fuel pump noise is often caused by a restriction in the...
Re: water pump leak in ocean springs, MS?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:52:45 -0400
If you see metal shavings, hear bad noises, and have coolant loss you most likely lost the water pump bearings. Do not operate the...
Gas tank- fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:48:48 -0700
Hey all- remember I asked about a noisy fuel pump. Well, it did not stay quiet for long. It is pretty noisy but was...
Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:54:03 -0700
When Mellow Yellow's pump was heading south there was a scraping, grindy noise from the engine compartment. Removed the WP belt and turned...
No Start: Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:14:36 -0700
...I recall the fuel pump running for 2 or 3 seconds when the key is turned. Today, the fuel pump runs for about a...
Re: Fuel pump/filter
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:30:14 -0800
Have a couple of good Mexican brews...you will no longer care about the fuel pump sounds.... On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 8...
Bus Depot water pump kit
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:09:21 -0500
Hi, In order to remove the old water pump the upper steel coolant pipe must be unbolted from the right side of the engine...
Need fuel pump in Eureka, CA
Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 13:53:23 -0500
Hi, Anyone near Eureka, CA with a extra fuel pump? My power problem has been diagnosed at the dealer as the fuel pump, butr...
Re: Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:15:13 EDT
My crystal ball is saying do a voltage check at the pump under load. Or if you have an amp meter look for 2...
Re: parts commonality - Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 4 Jun 2004 08:55:16 -0700
This fuel pump fits Beetles w/FI 75-79, Bus/Vanagon w/FI 74-91 and the 412 1974 w/FI. Although mostly supplied...
Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:58:02 EDT
...I can understand that the arcing is suppressed whenever the fuel pump is primed, but I have to wonder what keeps the thing from...
Fwd: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
Historical mailing list - nirav patel
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:49:29 -0500
...If the ecu is bad, the pump will not activate. You can first jump the pump relay postion, if the pump stays on full...
Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:37:46 -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: Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:55:31 -0500
The fuel pump only runs for a few seconds when you turn the ignition switch on but there is power to the coil constantly...
83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Mon, 1 May 2006 03:23:13 EDT
...I'm suspecting the fuel pump. But I'm not all that savvy with the electric pump system. My theory is the pump can...
Re: fuel pump power consumption?
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:30:23 -0400
...fuel pump power consumption? Anyone have their own testing data for how much power a working fuel pump draws? I am getting conflicting information...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:41:44 -0500
...The pump could be making noise because the filter is partially plugged. I had the same thing on mine and when I changed the...
re:need advice on water pump
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:14:52 -0400
At 03:30 PM 9/17/96 -0500, you wrote: >>>Anybody have any idea how much a water pump should cost and how >>>manyu...
85gl water pump
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 2 May 2006 13:26:56 -0700
Well,, made it home today after the water pump just kept dripping from the weep hole today, its in the garage, really thinking of...
Re: Advice on TD engine problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 May 2015 19:53:49 -0400
...Everything seemed normal. > > The engine acts like the vacuum pump isn't turning the oil pump. I > installed the vacuum pump as far down...
flooding, won't start
Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 10:55:08 -0500
Ok, so I'm satisfied with the oil pressure, and now, since I, like an idiot, didn't disconnect the fuel pump when cranking...
Re: Fuel filter??
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 30 May 2005 13:29:54 -0600
I believe you should be using the after pump metal cannister filter. Your vehicle may have come with two on it though. One before...
Re: High sink water pressure
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:42:14 -0300
...Check to make sure you have the OEM pump. In my case the PO put in another pump which was too powerful. I replaced...
Re: Fuel pump buzzing
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:24:11 -0500
...That's what your fuel pump is doing. >>> >>> The heat and extra stress will soon wear out the bearings in the >>> pump, and thereafter...
Re: HELP - No power to fuel pump - 87
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 07:39:10 -0700
The AFM has nothing to do with the fuel pump on your model. On air cooled models it did but not on the watercooled...
Re: No Start, No Pump, HELP! - Resolved!
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:00:35 -0400
...Typical! According to Bentley, the wire leaving terminal 87 on the fuel pump relay and going directly to the fuel pump is white, which...
Re: Fuel Pump Performance Issues?
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:12:09 -0500
...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 pump for 84 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:02:30 -0400
The 84 (1.9) and 86 (2.1) water pumps are not interchangeable. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: Fuel pump buzzing
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 7 Apr 2010 21:16:20 -0700
...If it has a square/plastic filter before the pump (like me), I replace mine every other oil change (6000 miles). The metal cannister...
Re: Water pump apart
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:49:21 -0700
...Water pump apart I am planning to take apart a water pump. Looking at the shaft, it looks like it can be pushed out...
Re: repeated water pumps failing
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 20:04:33 -0500
> If that's not it, try a genuine VW pump. Incidentally, the '86-91 pumps I am currently shipping (for $49.95) are genuine...
Re: wasser prayers worked!
Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:37:49 -0800
My experience is 76K miles and still going, on a "made in Germany" water pump. I bought 2, and carry the 2nd one as...
Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Mon, 23 May 2005 03:00:03 EDT
Will a mini-vac pump work to bleed air from the clutch hydralic system after replacing master/slave cylinder? The mini-vac in a...
Re: Friday water pump fun!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:23:50 -0800
Yes, on my inline the water pump is easy, but I don't have to deal with any other driven accessories... "Power nuthin" is...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700
...Basically if the engine stops the fuel pump will not pump. > >When the engine is being cranked the fuel pump will pump because the...
Re: Serious light bulb question
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:18:02 -0800
...submersible pumps are water cooled.... but before replacing the pump... check the fuse behind the driver's seat on the door post.... I was...
Re: [DIESEL] Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
Historical mailing list - David Snyder
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 22:42:26 -0700
...I have a leak in the injector pump at the junction >between the pump body and the fuel distribution block at the rear >of...
new fuel pump taped up
Historical mailing list - Mark
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:45:28 -0400
I saw some earlier posts that recommended against putting tape around a new fuel pump. Here's what I did - when I pulled out...