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• Still no go w/ sink
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 29 Oct 96 23:38:58 EST
  ...I checked the pump fuse connecter with my test lamp and it seems like I'm not getting power at the pump. Does the...
• Re: Rebuilt PS pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 27 May 1999 16:17:20 +0000
  ...I have replaced my PS pump also. I found some direction for bleeding the ps system in (I think) a Chilton manual. After the...
• Re: How loud is your fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:50:41 EST
  ...How loud is your fuel pump? >> Drew, my man, how can this be quantified let alone solve your problem? The tank does not have...
• Re: 89 engine coughs and backfires at quick acceleration when warm?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 08:11:00 -0700
  I had similar symptoms and it turned out to be the fuel pump. Are you sure the Fuel pump you tried was a known...
• power steering pump manufacturer?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:01:49 -0400
  Excuse my ingnorance, but are the power steering pumps manufactured by VW, or is it some other company (e.g. Bosch, etc.) �ric
• I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Mon, 7 May 2001 21:15:18 EDT
  which fuel pump do I want to use? stock 87 vanagon GL or the fuel pump from the donor engine the 85 Golf? shaggy
• Re: power to the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:32:13 -0400
  ...I just can >not figure why the pump is not getting power during the run cycle. >Can anybody help. Thanks Gus 97.13 is...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 11 May 2015 18:48:29 -0400
  So today I spent the entire day pulling the oil pan, oil pump, vacuum pump, oil filter, oil filter flange, etc. to see if...
• Re: Oil Pump Leak Advice
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:01:10 -0500
  ...Started peaking > around again today and I am almost sure it is the oil pump housing, > the area between the pump plate and engine...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:46:07 -0700
  ...Why does the fuel pump cycle twice? Not sure how much this will help but I will throw this out there. On my 84...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:34:23 -0500
  ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > > Turns out the fuel pump is in an assembly bigger than a shoe box with the > sender, back...
• Re: Water pump ground into case
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:52:01 -0500
  ...Water pump ground into case Hey there i was just wondering if this had happened to anyone else. My water pump has unseated from...
• Re: No spark no fuel no go
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Hubbard
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 06:56:02 -0400
  ...This powers the fuel pump and the hal sensor. This brings power to the fuel pump relay, so even if the relay trips there...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:13:12 -0800
  ...The fuel pump logic is precisely the same in both systems, at least for 90's era subaru engines. Late throttle by wire systems...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Sep 2022 21:08:54 -0400
  ...Fuel pump tries to do the best it can, but the result is cavitation in fuel pump (noisy and the gurgling....and vapor bubbles...
• Re: bumble bee in fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:46:30 -0800
  A guy here at my work moved the pump around a little left and right and got it to make the noise. Said that...
• Re: If the water pump or thermostat is broken?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:49:41 -0600
  ...If by any bad chance the pump would completely failed (mechanicaly break), the belt would slip or break, the alternator light would go on...
• Sink pump improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:56:15 -0400
  Hi folks, I always noticed the sink pump has to work hard when turned on and then after a pause water comes out. Is...
• 84 Vanagon Westy - Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 09:53:51 -0700 (PDT)
  About 2 months ago I replaced the fuel pump in my '84 Westy and not it seems to run loudly and almost continuously. I...
• Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - David Williams
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:04:58 -0600
  I am getting ready for a trip to Yellowstone this summer and I have a noisy fuel pump. It is loud enough that I...
• Re: [DIESEL] 1.9L TD crate motor
  Historical mailing list - James Hansen
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:05:00 -0600
  in the Vanagon right now?) I also beieve the pump governor characteristics are different for continous load operation. > > --Nate That's right. Continuous duty...
• Re: can a locked fuel pump kill an ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:07:13 -0800
  ...Worth checking the Voltage to the fuel pump relay from the ECU, difficult to measure as the signal only last for about 10 second...
• Westy wiring and water pumps revisited
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:29:40 -0800
  ...Water pump in tank? Water pump under sink? If in tank, two fuses on the b-pillar? If under sink, one fuse under driver...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Sep 2022 22:44:25 -0400
  Clever, but I have a pump sitting on my bench and happen to have an extra battery there as well. So I think I...
• Re: E85 & fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 8 May 2006 16:56:48 -0700
  ...what is >> the operating pressure of the pump? I ask because my pump is groaning and >> I'd like to have a spare on...
• Re: Adaptor to pump ...
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:13:53 +0200
  ...Get any manual air pump with a gauge (could be even a cheap foot-pump, just not one of those small 12V compressors that...
• Re: e-bay oil pump dispute
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:36:26 -0800
  I saw his Ebay listing for the pump but did not bid. He said it only fit diesel Vanagons. The base pump is the...
• Re: drive belts
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 22:38:23 -0700
  ...1 for AC, 1 for the power steering / water pump / alternator b.. 3 belts: 1 for AC, 1 for the water pump, 1 for...
• Re: Help, GL wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 05:25:44 -0800
  ...NO voltage at > the Fuel Pump. Fuel pump works when power is applied to it off the vehicle. With > a good fuel pump relay...
• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 7 Nov 2016 07:21:53 -0500
  ...For one customer I went through 3 tanks and destroyed 6 pumps. Temporarily install a tee and vacuum gauge on the pump inlet and...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:13:43 -0600
  ...If your pump is moaning and groaning on a cold start, the pump is in the first stages of giving up the ghost. If...
• Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 May 2012 06:56:00 -0400
  ...Part of the pump life is limited to the bearings and grease. Normally the seal should fail first. The pump is a consumable. Dennis...
• Re: Power steering question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:28:39 -0600
  ...Leave the pump in place > to keep dirt, debris, and water out of the system until you have the > replacement pump in hand and...
• Re: '82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:06:47 -0800
  ...I get the belt tight by removing shims on the water pump pulley and everything works ok for a few hundred miles, then it...
• Re: Low windshield washer pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:53:00 -0700
  Intermittent pump is often a bad ground at the ground star under the dash behind the fuse panel. I've seen corrosion cause this...
• Re: testing a water pump...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 01:04:43 -0400
  The only thing that ever happens to the water pump is bearing failure, seal failure, and I have seen the impeller loosen and walk...
• Re: fuel pump relief valve?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:19:55 -0500
  > Does anyone out there know if an '86 vanagon fuel pump has a > built-in > pressure relief valve? If it does, what should maximum...
• Re: Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:19:44 +0000
  ...Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Last night I was looking on eBay, and found a new fuel...
• Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:26:03 -0500
  ...Do all Vanangon pumps need that much pressure? > >I also came across a "universal" pump listed under Vanagon, that is not >the cylinder shape...
• Re: fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:57:36 -0500
  ...The replacement tank will not put up any fight at all for the pump suction to collapse it. BTDT! Dennis >From: Dan Barrett <dbx...
• Re: Fuel pump question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:07:40 -0700
  Take a close look at the fuel pump itself.� When I was replacing the fuel filter on my van I tried to remove the...
• Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:20:53 -0700
  ...Could the alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow to fuel pump 30 while engine is off and while the starter turns the engine...
• Re: Help Needed -- replacing fuel pump -- no gas flow
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:38:44 -0400
  Most likely the whiny pump was caused by the restriction in the tank. The inlet screen is rusted over. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:26:05 -0400
  ...I assume the > fuel pump is damaged from running dry for too long? Pump running or not is commanded by the ECU. It runs...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 08:22:00 -0700
  As long as we are on the subject, does a gasket go between the pump and block? I rebuilt my engine and no such...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:43:03 -0400
  ...Let me guess - you have a '90-91 Vanagon, or at least one that lacks a fuel filter before the pump. Sometime in 1990...
• Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:04:49 -0400
  ...Said to check for holes in fuel line on inlet side of pump. Let us know what you find out. . Ken Lewis http://neksiwel...
• PLEASE HELP!!! How to get to winshield washer pump.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Shane
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 15:31:00 -0500
  ...During a snow storm, my wiper fluid pump stopped working. I figured it is either the switch or the pump is not working/getting...
• Re: Sink pumps out of stock everywhere?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:06:39 -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: Fuel pump noise?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:49:19 -0700
  On 07/22/2013 05:59 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Also make sure the pump is properly mounted. Those rubber isolators > make a big...
• Sink pump not working
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:58:52 -0400
  Is there a fuse for the water pump for the sink? Or do the pumps tend to just stop after a while? I looked...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:59:06 -0400
  My 84 never had a small filter in front of the fuel pump, just the large round one after the fuel pump. I have...
• Re: installed new engine.. now have ecu/fuel pump woes....anyone help me?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:29:07 -0400
  ...try bypassing the pump at the AFM good luck The aircooled engines use the AFM to permit the fuel pump, but the WBX use...
• Re: 83 Sink's 12V water pump
  Historical mailing list
  08 Jul 96 06:07:58 PDT
  John - Check out standard RV suppliers for water pumps. I installed one under the cabinetry (not submerged). I used a 3 position heater fan...
• Oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:25:35 -0700
  The question is, will the oil pump clear the rear pulley? I don't have the tools to remove a 250 ft/lbs torqued...
• 1980 Westfalia water pump question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:12:32 -0800
  Vehicle = 1980 Westfalia Question is does the water tank have to have water in it for the water pump to get power? Steve
• DOMESTIC WATER PUMP.
  Historical mailing list - Bart Holmquist
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:31:19 -0500
  MY WATER TANK FROZE AND TOOK OUT THE SUBMERSIBLE WATER PUMP FROM MY '84 WESTY. ANYONE GOT A SPARE THEY WOULD PART WITH? BART...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 05:33:01 -0400
  Robert, My pump cycles twice with the key turned to on. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in statu viae
• Re: repeated water pumps failing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:46:17 -0800
  Bob, Are any of the pulleys in the water pump belt circuit out-of-round? Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net> '82 diesel, '88 GL
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:58:43 -0400
  I worked hard on this section, i hope it will help you! http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/water_pump.htm Regards, Ben