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• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 30 May 2006 13:57:02 -0400
  The fuel pumps are the same for all gasoline Vanagons, as well as '70's buses and Beetles that were fuel injected. Ed ----- Original...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:59:02 -0700
  re : > However when they are installed in van the fuel pump does not receive > >current to actuate. If the poster really means 'does not...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - addtional info
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 05:58:27 -0600
  Hi David, Put a volt meter across the fuel pump terminals and measure the voltage. You should have 12 -14 volts. Be sure you...
• 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: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:38:10 -0700
  You don't need to prime the fuel line beyond the pump. You only need it for the fuel line before the pump. Maybe...
• Fuel Pump to Canister Filter Fuel Hose Size?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:59:20 -0400
  1989 stock fuel system, single filter only. I'm underneath the bus looking at a fuel pump replacement job. I want to replace that...
• Re: Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:34:29 -0500
  ...Wiring to fuel pump. While checking the fuel pump wiring, check the fuel relay. It's located in the dual relay box on the...
• vanagon fuel pumps for sale..cheap..
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 23:35:04 EDT
  speaking of fuel pumps...fyi i have a few good used vanagon fuel pumps for sale.. $50 ea. good thing to throw under the...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 8 May 2001 01:24:13 EDT
  ...The golf/jetta has a prepump or transfer pump in the gas tank which delivers fuel at a modest pressure to the fuel reservoir...
• 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...
• Broken wire help
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:19:14 -0700
  ...We are not getting juice to the fuel pump, The fuel injection and fuel pump relays are working, and juice is leaving the fuel...
• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:16:24 -0400
  ...Sure enough, when I removed the fuel pump and tapped the pump on a 2 X 4, particles of rust dislodged from the intake...
• '88 won't start, fuel pump problems LONG
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 16:04:27 -0700
  ...Fuel pump did "charge up" to injectors. Heard funny buzzing clicking sound from (then unknown) power supply and fuel pump relays. - Put battery on...
• Re: Whining Fuel Pump - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:49:49 -0700
  ...If the fuel volume test shows not enough fuel, then the likely suspect is the fuel filter, since you just replaced the fuel pump...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:46:54 -0400
  ...The diesel Vanagon actually has 2 fuel pumps - 1 located in the gas tank, which pulls the fuel up into the fuel lines and...
• (LVC) BUG fuel pump location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:48:45 -0400
  Anyone know where VW located the fuel pump on the fuel injected bugs? I'm heading to a U-pull-it yard soon and...
• Re: Fuel Pump No Juice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:07:54 -0700
  ...The fuel pump Relay is energized by the ECU suppliing ground to the fuel pump relay. ( if you found that wire at the fuel...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 07:52:34 -0700
  ...noisy fuel pump > The fuel pump on B. Bones was excessively noisy, so I robbed the almost silent fuel pump off of Long John...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Kneuper
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:20:24 -0500
  ...I've had my 87 for almost a year, had same issue of noisy fuel pump. Pulled fuel pump to see rust flakes in...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 May 2012 21:45:15 -0700
  ...On 5/4/2012 4:14 PM, Jack Botts wrote: > " the fuel pump is grounded on the frame right by the fuel pump." While...
• Re: 2.1L harness question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:32:57 -0500
  At 03:34 PM 3/8/2011, Greg Potts wrote: >Fuel pump perhaps? There's a fuel pump connector around there. Is your fuel...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - RoseFamily
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:19:15 -0400
  ...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: Fuel pump issue
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 25 May 2015 11:13:47 -0700
  ...The fuel pump vibrates/runs when the > key is turned, but does not pump fuel. When I read of failed fuel pumps, > it seems...
• Re: Chronic fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:38:06 -0700
  > Thanks for that advice! I just replaced my fuel pump > because it was making > an awful racket and I was sure it would leave...
• Re: Gas tank- fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:09:27 -0500
  ...if the noise goes away, then drain the fuel tank and refill with fresh fuel. Bad/dirty fuel can be pumped in very easily...
• Re: intermittent engine cut-off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 20:38:07 -0700
  ...My first piece of advice is to install an electric fuel pump with a regulator instead of sticking with the engine-driven fuel pump...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Tue, 8 May 2001 08:50:24 -0400
  ...The golf/jetta has a prepump or transfer pump in <the gas tank which delivers fuel at a modest pressure to the fuel reservoir...
• Re: Fuel pump Cost - '93 EV (2)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Barwise
  Wed, 6 May 1998 11:11:52 EDT
  Actually, you can easily (maybe not the best word) access the EV fuel pump from within the vehicle. The carpet in the rear area...
• Re: no fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:50 -0700
  Put the fuel pump relay back and jumper the ECU relay socket instead, pins 87-30. Listen for the pump to run 1-2...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:34:03 -0500
  ...Replaced the pump, filter, pump connections, and short > >sections of fuel line around the pump. > > > >New fuel pump seemed fine at first, but now...
• Re: fuel fear
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:46:28 -0600
  yes, if the fuel pump is disconnected it will stop the flow of fuel. do yourself a favor and use the fuel between pump...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:11:36 -0700
  Who is your mechanic? I would set up a fuel pump arrangement similar to the stock gas motor version with a plastic filter, a...
• Re: testing a fuel pump (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:25:16 -0700
  ...testing a fuel pump (long) Before everybody gets all wound up in this pump thing. Most Auto Manufacturers have gone to proprietary fuel pumps...
• Re: fuel system
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:10:34 -0400
  List wisdom seems to indicate that a electric fuel pump squeals, it is due to fuel starvation *before* the pump. Do you have a...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:08 -0700
  Hmm, the only time I can hear the pump on either van (aside from the Ignition on test cycle) is when the fuel filter...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:30:42 -0500
  ...Zoltan, you made an excellent point. > Oil pump needs to have oil in it in order to pump. Same reason. > THe fuel pump need...
• Re: humming fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 01:21:37 UT
  A noisy fuel pump often means a clogged fuel filter or tank outlet - possibly what made your old pump fail to begin (or end...
• Re: Fuel Pump terminal plug-in
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:25:19 -0700
  ...which is which plug at the fuel pump? I don't recall seeing any + or - signs on the fuel pump body. Does the fuel...
• noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 00:44:49 -0500
  The fuel pump on B. Bones was excessively noisy, so I robbed the almost silent fuel pump off of Long John. HOwever, that same...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:59:14 -0700
  You said your pump is new. So it is not very likely to be bad. If you are not getting fuel at the injectors...
• Re: Subject: Noisy Fuel Pump - '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:02:13 -0700
  Steve, My noisy pump got real quite when I changed the fuel filter. Patrick 85/95 Westy/Subie -----Original Message----- From: Steve Russell <thenewf1...
• Re: loud fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:14:09 -0400
  Ken, Have you changed the fuel filter next to the pump? After dropping my fuel tank, my fuel pump buzzed like a toy chainsaw...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:45:14 -0700
  ...Oil pump needs to have oil in it in order to pump. Same reason. THe fuel pump need to have gas in it initially...
• Re: Fuel Injection Pressure Regulator on '81 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 07:52:32 -0800
  ...Van will start, > run for few minutes, then stall, and fuel pressure and fuel pump continue > to cycle fuel. My good '81 Pressure Regulator...
• Re: next question...Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:23:51 -0400
  All that jumper is doing is acknowledging that the fuel pump circuit is good from the relays to the pump and that the fuel...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:22:01 -0500
  I've had a loud fuel pump in my '85 for Years an never found the problem. I've replaced the fuel pump (6...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:20:40 -1000
  I've never found a reason to dissable a waterboxer vanagon fuel pump .. but if I had to I would just unplug the wire...
• fuel system
  Historical mailing list - Bob Smith
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:35:29 -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: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:07:11 -0700
  ...so if the ecu is not grounding the fuel pump correctly i would not get any fuel pump if i bridge the power relay...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:33:34 -0400
  ...Fuel Pump Noise A little over four years ago I did the fuel filter “upgrade” on my 1.9L Westfalia. The small filter on...
• Re: Storage/Testing Fuel Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:30:07 -0700
  ...as empty of fuel as possible. perhaps run fuel with Stab-ile in it through the pump , then empty the pump. or run diesel...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:11 -0600
  ...Pump noisier than normal. > Likely due to heat affecting fuel in tank, (contributing to pump > cavitation?) but I wondered if pump itself was being...
• Re: Well, well well... the fuel pump!
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:41:52 -0800
  ...pump? Is this something on which > I'd be better going to the dealer? was this a fuel injection corp pump ?? http://www.fuelinjectioncorp...
• Re: Fuel Pump Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 May 2010 22:06:54 -0400
  ...Fuel Pump Alternative So, was curious as to what are the typical symptoms when a fuel pump begins to fail OR fails all-together...
• Re: Fuel Transfer Pump recomendations
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:01:00 -0700
  We've used the Facet fuel pumps on our off road, on road, even race cars for years. Never had one fail and they...
• Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Ness
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:03:38 -0400
  Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the fuel pump. My Westy has the large...
• Re: Need fuel pump in Eureka, CA
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 16:15:11 -0600
  There is nothing exotic about testing a fuel pump. Two jumper wires hooked to 12v, 12" of hose with a pressure gauge on it...
• Re: '87 syncro not getting fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:20:15 -0400
  ...This controls the fuel pump right? So >> presumeably, a new relay will have it running? >> >> No fuel pressure as well (Confirming no fuel pump...
• Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:14:24 -0700
  ...Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs, > > I need to disable the fuel pump but can only find the relay. Need to pull > the fuse and...
• fuel pump fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:33:25 -0500
  ...my 85 has the fuel filter installed after the fuel pump (down stream) is this for real? the brackets only allow this config,but...