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• Re: Gas tank- fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:21:46 -0800
  I have had some junk restrict the fuel in my van. Besides changing the filters...(I run one before the pump also) I have...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 15:59:14 -0500
  ...One is a square _*plastic fuel strainer*_ which is mounted before the fuel pump *_to __protect the pump_* from foreign particles. The *_main fuel...
• Re: Whining Fuel Pump - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:49:49 -0700
  The symptom of idling fine but sputtering and failing on acceleration usually indicates fuel starvation. The Bentley Vanagon manual page 20.7 gives a...
• Re: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:33 -0700
  ...I wonder about long runs of fuel hose. seems to work of course. I also notice that new replacement fuel hose doesn't appear...
• Re: fuel pump problem?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:40:24 -0800
  what pops into my mind is a stuck on fuel pump relay ( it's the one on the right, the one with a double...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 08:42:31 -0800
  ...I try not to make assumptions (ha ha), but the fuel pump, tank, filter, hoses, basically the entire fuel system, were new at time...
• Re: [WetWesties] Gas Tank/Lines
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 07:37:53 -0800
  > Always use Fuel Injection hose on the pressure side > of your fuel system. > > Stan Wilder i recently replaced all my fuel lines in the...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - tom hewitt
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:06:44 -0400
  ...Have replaced the fuel filter already and so will go with the fuel pump next. Appreciate the information received on fuel pump/line replacement...
• Need used fuel pump... schnell!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 22:05:40 +0000
  I was once on this list with an '84; now I'm back just having gotten a dormant '87 with fuel system issues. Engine...
• Re: Running FI engine empty
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:29:55 -0500 (CDT)
  >many (not all) of the fuel injection systems use bosch fuel pumps, and these >are "cooled" by the flow of the fuel through the...
• Re: Question about fuel hose
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Mon, 25 May 1998 02:45:07 EDT
  ...I just replaced all the rubber fuel lines. I used > regular fuel hose from NAPA. I was under the impression that because the Digijet...
• Fuel Prefilter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:07:13 -0400
  What is the consensus on the need for the square plastic fuel filter between the fuel pump and the fuel tank? I bypassed it...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:21:38 -0400
  Why go through troubleshooting extremes? Did you check the fuel pressure at the tee? If you got anywhere near the proper pressure there, fuel...
• Re: Failing Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 07:24:44 -0700
  I would replace the fuel pump fuse and the fuel filter whether you think you need to or not. A plugged fuel filter can...
• Re: fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:30:26 -0500
  ...does anyone know offhand what the inner diameters of the fuel pump inlet and the fuel tank outlet? I've got some 7mm fuel...
• Re: '87 syncro not getting fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:50:44 -0400
  Hi Craig, I have often had luck recovering a fuel pump by filling it with carb cleaner or acetone and alternating the voltage. You...
• Re: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - mark lortie
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 11:13:00 -0800
  ...You can't reuse the OEM fuel > line clamps so you'll need to obtain 4 fuel-injection style clamps for the > fuel filter...
• Re: Gas tank- fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:29:40 -0700
  ...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: Aluminum Fuel Rails (aftermarket)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:42:55 -0500
  you would most likely have to base your opinion on the near misses, ie the ones that sprayed fuel everywhere but miraculously didn't...
• 1.9L Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:29:26 -0400
  ...On the 1.9L engines the fuel filter was the small square plastic filter located between the fuel tank outlet and the fuel pump...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 15:41:45 -0700
  Mike, You say "the Fuel Pressure Regulator works correctly.But....The residual fuel pressure test was unsatisfactory until I clamped off the fuel injector...
• fuel tank outlet vs fuel filter inlet
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Sun, 16 May 2010 13:28:52 -0700
  ...either my fuel tank was specifically designed with a larger outlet to not use that filter and to plumb right to the fuel pump...
• Stranded
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:01:30 -0800
  Mark, Is that fuel line hump in a spot that would be advantageous to either have the van pointed up or downhill if you...
• Re: Frequency recommendation to replace Vanagon fuel gasoline lines
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 9 May 2016 09:38:51 +0200
  ...Furthermore, I leave out the firewall connection and the plastic line and go straight to the fuel pump. And use stainless fuel line clamps...
• Re: Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 May 2015 20:13:27 -0700
  ...What do I do next? > 83.5 water boxer, > Thanks > Don So when you run the fuel pump, no fuel comes out of the...
• fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:13:38 -0500
  Volks, Just had a new fuel tank put in my 1990 GL because the old one was well rusted. I could've sworn that...
• GL Fuel Starvation and splash back
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 11:49:47 +1100 (DST)
  I had a lot of trouble with my '91 Transporter - fuel starvation on inclines -to cut a long story short - the fuel pickup up...
• Re: Right fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 09:47:25 -0500 (CDT)
  On Thu, 8 Jun 1995 SStueber@aol.com wrote: > I recently replaced my fuel pump and had a hard time finding an exact match...
• Fuel injector cleaning in So Cal (whither Coast Fuel Injection?)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:56:47 -0700
  http://www.ratwell.com/ has a listing for Coast Fuel Injection in CA which appears to be out of business... Can anyone recommend a...
• Re: 84 Wasserboxer won't start -- update
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 9 Dec 1995 19:39:41 -0800 (PST)
  So Berry Kercheval says: > > We did this again, but this time we let the car die from lack of fuel, and > tried pugging it...
• Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:12:55 -0700
  On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > hmmmm... > EFI fuel mixture is determined by how...
• Fuel Pressure rail valve on 82
  Historical mailing list - misemefein
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:55:52 -0500
  Does anyone know what kind of valve is on the fuel pressure rail of an 82 Vanagon CV engine? Can I get an adapter...
• Re: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:44 -0700
  ...fuel pump mount (mine fuel pump is zip tied to the frame and is >VERY LOUD). Tell me more about this, because I wish...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 22:09:46 -0600
  ...When the return line is clamped off engine runs perfect and idles perfect. > I have a new fuel regulator installed, all new fuel lines...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:28:48 -0500
  I don't see any reason why a fuel rail should make any difference. The fuelrail used on my Tiico has no electrical hookups...
• Re: return fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:27:01 -0500
  ...I dug around and found a bunch of high pressure fuel line left over from when I replaced the rest of the fuel lines...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:47:03 -0700
  ...re 'prime' ....it should hold fuel pressure nicely after the engine is shut off. If fuel residual fuel pressure bleeds off , say after a...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:13:35 -0400
  ...Because of that the injector passes a constant amount of fuel per millisecond even though the manifold pressure varies over a range of close...
• Re: '87 syncro not getting fuel.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:55:04 -0400
  It's a bad fuel pump. I jumped the relay which resulted in volts at the fuel pump. However, no spinning of the fuel...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:50:45 -0800
  Jim, the fuel pressure regulator has 3 fuel hoses going to it. Of these 2 come from the fuel rail on each head. The...
• Clog in fuel tank outlet
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 4 Apr 2021 18:26:05 +0000
  I had this issue once; whining fuel pump.  Horrible performance at higher elevations and higher ambient temperatures.  Totally ruined a Colorado trip in summer...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:43:20 +0000
  Sorry, I don't mean metal particles from cylinders and rings and bearings and stuff.  I should have said "particulates" in the fuel system...
• Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:28:53 -0800
  Listmembers The general idea of this post, is to associate some symptoms of too high of a fuel pressure. I own a 91 with...
• fuel tank nipples
  Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:14:13 -0500
  I've got the fuel leak when full problem on my 1991 Multivan. I just bought a new fuel tank from Ron at Bus...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 06:11:48 -0800
  Check out this layman's explanation of the different fuels. I would not put Coleman fuel in my car. http://members.iinet.net.au...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:26:26 -0600
  83.5 wbx, New ignition system, (yes I have spark), fires when I inject fuel into intake plenum. Does not fire otherwise. I have...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:47:30 -0700
  Unfortunately, all we know is that fuel is present at the filter, but not making it to the engine. There is also a peculiar...
• Re: Clog in fuel tank outlet
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Apr 2021 12:04:08 -0700
  ...Replaced fuel tank. All good. > But.....now just spitballing here, pure conjecture....what about removing > screen on outlet of fuel tank and adding a...
• Re: Strange no start problem - issue with fuel pump relay - input requested!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:56:48 -0700
  ...At any rate, if we jumper (30 to 87) the fuel pump relay, we get fuel pressure, the fuel injectors pulse, and the car...
• Re: fuel pump problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:47:21 -0500
  Thanks Scott - I hear the fuel pump clicking on and off - so i think it's definitely electrical. Previously, I had to reground the...
• Re: How often to change Fuel Injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:07:57 -0400
  ...I replaced the section from the fuel filter to the engine compartment with one piece of rubber fuel line. The clamps on the fuel...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 20:32:18 -0800
  ...in all cases I would be inspecting carefully what is inside the fuel filter. It's great to have a spare fuel pump, fuel...
• Re: Excessive fuel tank pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 May 2013 01:33:12 -0400
  ...The engine/ trans and fuel tank were removed and all fuel lines, grommets, rollover vents, seals were replaced along with fuel filler neck, fuel...
• Tiico Fuel Rail upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 18:01:27 -0400
  I am going to start selling a fuel rail upgrade kit for the tiico conversion. Bascially this is a fuel rail from a '91...
• ford fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:41:12 -0500
  Here's what I have from my archives for the ford fuel pump. Jamie VW P/N and the Ford fuel pump P/N...
• Re: Fuel pump issue
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 10:25:57 -0400
  ...A new fuel pump cured my ills....so, when you have a non-starting issue and your fuel pump "buzzes" like it should when...
• Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:11:25 -0500
  ...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: 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...
• dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:28:22 -0700
  I can rearrange the fuel injector wires on each side of the engine without effecting how it runs, suggesting that they must inject fuel...
• Fuel system question: pressurization
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:59:00 -0600
  Does either the fuel pressure regulator or the fuel pump maintain pressure in the system when the engine is not running. ie at start...