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• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:42:47 -0400
  ...I guess it would be better to use a pump type oil can since the sender hole is small. The oil runs back to...
• oil pump Problem
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:17:33 -0500
  To the Vanagon .com list I advertised a oil pump new on ebay.The starting bid was for 15.00..(lets see a NEW...
• FW: Water tank pump dead
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 14:34:07 -0400
  ...Water tank pump dead Be sure the pump is not just stuck first. I find that my pump gets stuck occasionally and you may...
• Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:08:24 -0600
  ...It is slightly improved now, but still sticky, not nearly as easy to pump as the pumps on the old Coleman white gas stoves...
• Re: reducing westy water faucet velocity
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:36:09 -0400
  I haven't done it, but I don't see why you couldn't wire a resistor into the power supply for the pump...
• Re: oil pressure -- next round
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 16 May 2007 23:27:46 -0700
  ...BUT I do see quite obvious new scratches in the cover. > Scratches on the cover means the pump wasn't pumping much oil. Not...
• Re: Fresh water pump experiment
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 20:27:20 -0400
  ...I wanted more > oomph at the faucet, and the little bugger delivers. > > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/vanagon-westy-fresh-water-pump...
• Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:12:54 -0700
  ...I can sort of see it, > since the pump cavity is so hard to look into when you change the pump > but... Don't...
• Reply to: Re: Signs of Waterpump Death
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  09 Feb 97 16:22:20 EST
  >> I've had two water pump seals go in the last two summers and your description is exactly the results I experienced. It seems...
• Water pump for the sink
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:55:49 EST
  I just bought a new water pump for the sink in my 82 Westy. Everything works great but the pump, which is the type...
• Solution Was: ARG, HELP, fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:23:11 -0500
  ...No more, whining pump, and no more starved van. I bought a new pump, filter, and fuel lines, and all I needed was some...
• Re: fuel filter: before, after, indifferent?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 07:52:12 -0800
  --- "Phillips, Andrew" <phillips@ISGS.UIUC.EDU> wrote: > How many of you add an additional filter between the > fuel tank and the pump? Drew Phillips...
• Diesel Pump Seals!
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Sun, 9 May 2004 15:03:58 -0700
  Where can I send my diesel fuel pump to get resealed in the southern CA. - Las Vegas area? Rex Merriweather www.stunttrumpet.com
• oil pump shaft for automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:38:22 -0700
  Hi, Does anyone has a pump shaft for automatic transmission for sale? Ramon Celaya Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales (686) 551-9292
• Re: RE : Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felix
  Wed, 07 Aug 1996 14:02:31 -0600
  Hi Gerry and fellow Listers Gerry Skerbitz and I both have the same problem of fuel pump noise. My vanagon (Cherise) is a 1984...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:49:53 -0400
  ...The main problem with a pre pump filter is that any > > restriction on the suction side of the pump will create a > > vacuum and...
• Re: gasoline prefilter
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:52:38 -0800
  ...Keep it, keeps the tank garbage from getting into the pump. As far as pump cavitation, never had that experience, but the filters are...
• Re: 82 diesel cooling problem cont'd
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:13:45 -0400
  ...The result is reduced pumping effect and both a broken pump and pump housing. (Note these are two different part numbers. I've still...
• Re: Gas tank- fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:29:40 -0700
  ...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: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:26:34 -0400
  I agree, but, it seems to me that it isn't necessary to completely remove the water pump to perform this simple check. How...
• RE: Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Well, I picked up the van, > determine/ fix this? Gas must be fine, I assume fuel pump is also. Whoa there, not so fast...
• Re: Punkin' Chunkin' Westy
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:33:23 -0500
  I live near that pumpkin chuckin place. I think it is just the pumpkin thing. no tractors, mud boggin or the like. ----- Original Message...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 15:28:53 -0700
  ...If you're thinking that the little 'ring' that is just above the oil pump shaft in the illustration is some type of seal...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:58:28 -0700
  ...Fuel Pump Noise > Curt: > It sounds like a fuel restriction to the pump. Rust and scale can clog > the outlet from the fuel tank...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:05:02 -0800
  One other factor in the subaru water pump versus water boxer water pump - how long the last. I have seen good quality water pumps...
• Re: harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Fri, 8 Jun 2018 08:41:33 -0700
  ...racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-60569.html > > > > 1.5 Ton Aluminum Racing Floor Jack with Rapid Pump®< > https://www.harborfreight.com/15-ton...
• Re: harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Jun 2018 20:03:17 -0700
  ...racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-60569.html > > > > 1.5 Ton Aluminum Racing Floor Jack with Rapid Pump®< > https://www.harborfreight.com/15-ton...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:19:29 +0000
  Fuel systems for years had the filter between the pump and the carberator. Of course diaphragm pumps only had to be protected from the...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 11 May 2015 20:18:38 -0400
  But if I recall correctly each has a different gear that drives the oil pump in the same direction. On Mon, May 11, 2015...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:59:00 -0700
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > mbucchino@CHARTER.NET writes: > > I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, replace > the water pump. No...
• diesel injection pump timing
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 01:57:49 -0400
  ...Right now I am just trying to get the injector pump timing right. I have the dial indicator but I am not sure I...
• Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:16:24 -0700
  Kurt, what you describe as a fuel supply problem as the reason for your engine stalling , may not be the fuel pump at all...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:24:40 -0800
  ...I decided to leave the old water pump on because I was in a hurry and it had never leaked before. I got the...
• Re: Oil Pump Access
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:53:52 -0800
  ...Oil Pump Access Got an oil leak. Could be the three-belt pulley seal at the end of the crankshaft, or could be the...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:52:22 -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 >
• Re: Locked fuel Pump - how to free up?
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:31:00 -0700
  I remeber someone mentioning 'rockin' back and forth by reversinng the polarity, not to sure if that works or can fry the pump up...
• Why do I have to pump my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Sat, 30 May 1998 08:16:01 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-30 03:39:21 EDT, you write: <<Lately my 1988 Double Cab requires me to pump my brake...
• Re: 90 Vanagon - Power Steering-Rebuild or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 16 May 2000 21:00:44 -0400
  ...A new pump is > $200. Just wondering what route I should go since I'm pretty sure my pump > is failing. > > Tim Marciniak > 90...
• Re: Subject: 88 Westy: Faucet or Water Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 18 May 2005 12:00:40 +0000
  ...Faucet or Water Pump? >Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 23:35:42 -0400 > >Canadian spec Westies have the fresh water pump external to the...
• Re: Sink pumps out of stock everywhere?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:06:17 -0400
  --- Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I'm striking out on finding a replacement > submersible sink pump for > Mellow Yellow. Like this...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:39:40 -0700
  ...the bottom of the tank and blocks the tank outlet tube. Pump works hard move fuel through the blockage, and when it's working...
• Re: [NVC] 6-volt bilge pump?
  Historical mailing list - mike elliott
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 06:54:55 -0700
  ...It doesn't seem to pump very > much water if you ask it to pump it up 3 or more feet of verticality, but...
• Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:40:30 -0400
  ...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: vanagon Digest - 27 Jul 2003 (#2003-764)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:40:29 -0700
  ...When you got a new pump, it's possible you got half a new pump, the top part with the gears for a 1...
• Re: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 May 2022 11:04:56 +0000
  ...Is that the pump that’s broken? >>>> >>>> Gil Ngai >>>> 85 Westy 2.5EJ
• Re: fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:44:44 -0500
  ...I also had a similar situation when using an aftermarket fuel pump on another Vanagon, and the parts place suggested using clear tubing, what...
• Fuel Transfer Pump recomendations
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:38:52 +0000
  ...Does anyone have a recommendation for a weather-proof transfer pump? And maybe a weather-proof relay?Thanks,Mike M
• Re: Facet's water pump
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:42:01 -0400
  > I've replaced my failing pump with one from JC Whitney a > number of years ago. Check their online catalogue I carry the stock...
• Re: yellow water pump seal? yellow oring where does it go?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:37:06 -0800
  On the left side of the metal (approx 1") coolant pipe that goes from the water pump housing to the passenger side of the...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:04:55 -0700
  On Mar 15, 2010, at 12:25 PM, miguel pacheco wrote: > > If the pump is properly installed and it is making noise, it's...
• Westy sink waterpump
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 0:29:42 EDT
  Some time ago there was some discussion about the westy's submerged- in-the-tank water pumps. (Used in late westys, 82 and later...
• Re: need advice on water pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 16:44:12 -0400
  Not real sur of the price of the pump but without AC you could expect about 2 to 2.5 hours labor. They are...
• Re: Fuel Pump Relay/Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:47:17 -0800
  ...There should be an image in Bentley Digifant section showing which of the 2 relays is the fuel pump relay. That section should also...
• fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:13:38 -0500
  ...I could've sworn that on my old tank, the diameter of the tank outlet and the diameter of the fuel pump inlet were...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:49:46 -0800
  ...You could put a switch in the fuel pump feed that's under the van and kill it that way. On Nov 15, 2007...
• Update on HELP! for '84 water pump
  Historical mailing list - Jason Beighley
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 01:27:13 EDT
  ...It only took four hours to do the water pump. What's that? Oh....... I was supposed to get it back in and running...
• Re: Noisy Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:34:34 -0800
  ...Noisy Fuel Pump I'm a new Vanagon owner and am concerned about my ability at hearing the fuel pump buzzing away while sitting...
• Re: Sink pump not working
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:22:39 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Is there a fuse for the water pump for the sink? Or do the pumps tend to...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:04:01 -0500
  ...Fuel Pump Noise I've had a loud fuel pump in my '85 for Years an never found the problem. I've replaced the...
• Re: searching for potable water pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Sun, 10 Dec 1995 17:56:34 -0500 (EST)
  ...The water pump was also seized. I couldn't fix it, but found a 2.5 amp 500gpm bilge pump at a hardware store...