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Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:24:24 -0700
Notwithstanding the other posts, I also run the same filter arrangement, ie: Fuel Tank>Small Plastic Filter>Fuel Pump>Cannister Filter. Like Bill, I...
Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 17 May 2006 22:26:35 -0400
...different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon > Does anyone know the difference in the in-line fuel filter both listed for > the 83...
Re: Relocating syncro fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:24:49 -0500
Alan, the fuel filter is hidden behind the upper spring support (rear left wheel well). The black thing visible in the wheel well is...
Re: fuel filter 85gl
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:01:53 -0600
...fuel filter 85gl question: has anyone had a fuel filter cause cutout, my fuel pump and filter are sorta new, but I do alot...
Mahle fuel filter?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:53:50 -0700
...One of the parts ordered was a Bosch fuel filter. They sent a Mahle KL 9. The list of equivalent makes and numbers on...
fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:05:19 -0800
From 1980 to about 1984, VW ran only the small square pre-filter before the fuel pump. This filter (133-133-511) had a...
Re: What should I do about a tank of old gas
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:53:30 -0800
...clamp off hoses at fuel pump/filter and outlet from tank..." Neil.
Re: Fuel Filter Question
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 19:01:07 -0700
Hi Steve, I changed my fuel filter a day or so ago in my 90 GL (system layout: tank, pump, filter, engine) and the...
Re: fuel filter: before, after, indifferent?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 13 Mar 2004 22:02:01 -0800
Phillips, Andrew wrote: > The fuel filter is positioned after the pump. A note with the fuel pump I just installed (related message is elsewhere...
Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:38:02 -0400
...So, the later ones only have a filter *after* the fuel pump? Could this be why I hear so much about fuel pump failures...
Re: Fuel filters- diesel vs. gas.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Sep 1995 09:09:54 -0400
>> There are no spin-on fuel filters made for gasoline applications. They >>are all made for diesel applications. I found one about the right...
Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:16:25 -0700
...Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now... > >>> I have pics of the can filter split open, did that when I replaced it...
Re: Stumbling after fuel filter change
Historical mailing list - don spence
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:16 -0600
...After looking at the usual > suspects I checked the fuel filter and it was filthy. Changed both > the > plastic fuel filter pre-fuel pump...
Re: Dirty Fuel and Poor Performance
Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:54:04 +0000
<Your fuel filter should not have let any rust or water get throuh to the injectors. THe new one might be clogged already> Uhhh...
Re: Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:12:42 -0700
...Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter > > > Has anyone who changed a fuel filter added an in line valve similar to > plumbing valves...
Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 17 May 2006 23:59:11 -0400
...different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon Does anyone know the difference in the in-line fuel filter both listed for the 83...
fuel filter 85gl
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:54:02 -0800
...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: Fuel Line Size
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:57:24 -0500
...The outlet on the fuel pump is 7mm so the newer style filter will work after the pump no problem. Before the pump you...
Re: Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:43:48 -0500
On a stock '85 (like mine) that's where the fuel filter goes. This is a small square plastic filter with different sized inlets...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:44:19 +0000
I've wondered about this...a few months my fuel pump was also making quite a bit of noise. I changed the fuel filter...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:06:31 -0700
Bentley says plastic one before pump used only with fuel pump having no filter (after the pump?)?? Previous page shows large metal filter (after...
Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:58:04 -0700
...Placement of Fuel Filter > Shawn Wright wrote: > <snip> Anyone know why the fuel filter is placed after the pump > in the digifant system? I...
Re: Fuel filters- diesel vs
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
7 Sep 1995 22:30:37 -0700
RE>>Fuel filters- diesel vs. gas. 9/7/95 --------------------------------------
different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Wed, 17 May 2006 21:35:48 EDT
Does anyone know the difference in the in-line fuel filter both listed for the 83.5 watercooled Vanagon? The one in the bus...
Re: fuel pump fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:01:24 -0800
...my 85 has the fuel filter installed after > the fuel pump (down stream) is this for real? the brackets only allow this > config,but...
Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:00:10 -0400
...I have seen more supposed early vanagon fuel pump failures >cured when I changed the fuel filter. With my tank still probably having >some...
Re: Fuel Filter question
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:03:59 -0400
> Bought a fuel filter for my 85 Westy from a list vendor, > large metal cylindrical fuel filter, found out that the one on my...
91 gas tank replacement
Historical mailing list - Philip Jones
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:10:16 EDT
...Is the purpose of the smaller outlet pipe on the replacement tank to allow adding a fuel filter (the small, squarish kind made of...
Re: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - PAT
Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:49:12 -0400
One thought would be the pre filter could clog, restricting gas flow to the pump. These pumps need the fuel for cooling and lubrication...
Fuel Filter Arrows?
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:12:26 EST
I noticed today, while crawling around under my '88 that the fuel filter is oriented so that the arrows that are printed on it...
Re: Fuel filter/pump question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 31 May 2006 08:45:40 -0700
That metal canister filter is designed to have fuel pushed through it at 55 PSI, so it might cause pump cavitation if partially full...
Fuel filter/pump question
Historical mailing list - Mcallister, Kevin R.
Wed, 31 May 2006 08:17:54 -0700
...the fuel line while I can and was wondering if anyone has ever switched the position of the fuel filter and fuel pump. It...
Re: always a second fuel filter?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:36:17 -0500
...always a second fuel filter? Speaking of the "suction-side filter," my vanagon (87, 2.1) only has the Bosch filter on the high...
Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:19:32 -0700
...it's better to upgrade to the large 'metal can style' fuel filter used on 86 and later vanagons. ....installed downstream of the fuel...
Re: Runs great, then dies(80 Air cooled Westy)
Historical mailing list - Scott Burchill
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:16:51 -0500
phil cain wrote: > Scott, did you try changing you fuel filter, mine was > loaded, could have been the problem. Fuel filters only > get worse...
Re: Fuel pump issue
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
Mon, 25 May 2015 16:01:22 -0400
I put on a new filter...the pump didn't push and fuel into it...I then pulled the new filter, had a helper...
Re: Noisy Fuel Pump - '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:41:43 -0700
Whenever my fuel pump started buzzing or whining, I usually found that to be caused by a clogged fuel filter. That is, the square...
Re: '85 1.9 Fuel Filter/Tank/ Fuel Pump Mystery
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:23:44 -0700
...Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:36 AM Subject: '85 1.9 Fuel Filter/Tank/ Fuel Pump Mystery > OK, so if any of you were...
Re: Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sat, 6 Apr 2019 15:15:28 -0700
...That seems to get me another year of so of free-flowing fuel. But along the way, I have tried fuel filters in both...
Placement of Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:32:41 -0700
Shawn Wright wrote: <snip> Anyone know why the fuel filter is placed after the pump in the digifant system? I hate to think of...
Re: will not start when hot
Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 19:05:11 EST
I had this problem, I replaced the fuel filter and temp II sensor and it went away. Not sure which one it was or...
Re: Noisy fuel pump Now: Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:19:39 -0400
...black cube filter. ... > Anyone got a part # for the before the pump fuel filter on an 86 Vanagon > with the Silver filter canister. Ive...
Re: fuel pump straining and hose leaking question
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:32:42 -0700
...Get you a fresh filter before you bust that pump....The fuel filter change is normal maintenance on vehicles...Even if that is not...
Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:05:21 -0700
...However, up until now, I had plenty of warning as the filter slowly clogged. The fuel pump sound changed and got noisier. That has...
Re: Maintenance Saga: '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 13 May 2011 13:59:18 -0700
...Square filters are cheep and replaced every oil change. I'm all for keeping gas tank crud from contaminating/infecting the fuel pumps, which...
Re: Fuel Filter question
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 20:40:06 +0000
...was my fuel filter changed from stock? would this fuel filter > still work on my van? Is the metal one the stock filter? > > Thanks...
Re: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:46:27 -0700
There IS a fuel filter before the pump... on some vanagons! my 84 (california model) has the black-cube filter before the pump and...
Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:01:18 -0500
As has been discussed alot here and demonstrated by personal experience, retrofitting a fuel filter before the pump in a '91 Westy is a...
always a second fuel filter?
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:31:41 -0500
...Am I wrong about this, and the PO removed it? Thanks, Jim > Change your suction-side fuel filter first... <snip> > david
Re: tough running after gas tank R&R
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:02:29 -0800
...Were should I start? Check fuel filters or fuel pump or both, I don't want to do either since it's 5F outside...
Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:51:58 -0700
I "upgraded" my '81 to the later MY type fuel filter setup. Pics/text of what I did here: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso...
NAPA gold fuel filter any good?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:52:13 -0600
I found a NAPA Gold 3151 fuel filter in my parts bin. Time was when I would have slapped that think on my 90...
Re: Fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:31:15 -0800
...a new fuel tank stopped the noise. When I start to hear it now I change the square plastic filter and that fixes that...
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 Prefilter
Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
Sun, 13 Jun 1999 12:56:19 EDT
I belive very strongly in fuel filters. I have always put in a marine fuel filter and water seperator. They look like an oil...
Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:35:05 -0400
...9L engines the fuel filter was the small square plastic filter > > located between the fuel tank outlet and the fuel pump - however on the...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 18:46:10 -0400
You could never have too many filters, I suppose... In my van, the PO has one before the fuel pump, one after, and 2...
Fuel filter 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:09:54 -0500
So it is time to do that part of the fuel line.... I like to replace the fuel filter while I do this, but...
Re: What should I do about a tank of old gas
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:51:07 -0800
...If filter ok, I'd try running it. If it ran, I'd consider changing the fuel filter but for sure change the fuel...
Re: I-4 conversion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 8 May 2001 11:16:20 EDT
...I then placed the vanagon in-line filter in the feed as a precaution against any long term debris coming from the fuel tank...