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Re: Some Fuel Pump Theory
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:23:32 -0300
...What this means for us is if you have a fuel filter before the high pressure fuel pump, you run the risk of losing...
Re: Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:02:59 -0500
...Since fuel filters are less than five dollars US it is your own fault if your filter halts you on the road or clogs...
85 anagon: how much fuel line?
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:55:54 -0400
...I'm about to replace the fuel filter in my 85 Vanagon (2x2" plastic cube style). It was recommended by more than one listee...
Re: Fuel filter change
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:42:49 +0000
...Any thoughts on life of the fuel filter and also on the original fuel pump? Eric Caron
Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:49:28 -0500
...In February 2011 I replaced all the fuel lines and "upgraded" to the canister type filter, which is installed on the outlet side of...
fuel hose diagram off the fuel filter.
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Tue, 22 May 2001 11:10:08 MDT
hello, I replaced my fuel filter, but seems i have a bad hose just before the clamp to the filter, Its a diffrent style...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:57:38 -0700
...Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish) > Bentley says plastic one before pump used only with fuel pump having no > filter (after the pump?)?? Previous...
Re: Fram Gas filter
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 10:24:58 -0700
...Obviously, with time, the fuel tanks would spit out more crap, clog these square filters, cause running issues. Maybe VW figured the filter was...
Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:52:44 -0700
...I assume you have already replaced the fuel lines. VW moved away from the pre-filter idea. This is a recirculating fuel system with...
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...
$5 Fuel Filter! Really!
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 01:21:14 -0400
Not to flog a dead horse, (OK, maybe a bit) but with all this talk of fuel pumps and filters, I had to let...
Re: Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:22:01 -0500
...I've replaced the fuel pump (6 times) ( with know good ones), the fuel tank, filter, all lines, and even the wiring. I gave...
Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:48:12 -0700
...Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results > I don''t have any measurements or real numbers on flow rate or diameter > on > my installed Moto fuel...
Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 17 May 2006 21:50:05 -0500
...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 change
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 9 Aug 2022 16:25:35 -0400
So, in the attempt to keep up with maintenance on my vans I changed the 84 fuel filter and the fuel lines on both...
Re: '85 1.9 Fuel Filter/Tank/ Fuel Pump Mystery
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:32:16 -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: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:41:47 -0700
...having a fuel filter downstream of the fuel pump, to protect the fuel injectors is a good idea . it's not so much that...
Re: Changing fuel filter- what am I missing here?
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Sun, 25 Jun 2000 23:37:33 -0600
Marshall Ruskin wrote: > > Hi Volks: > > On my Vanagon, the fuel filter and pump are inside a very large protective > pan ( as large as the...
Some Fuel Pump Theory
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:23:51 -0400
...What this means for us is if you have a fuel filter before the high pressure fuel pump, you run the risk of losing...
fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:32:06 -0800
I'd like to change my fuel filter. No problem. But, I was looking in Bentley, and I find it odd that for most...
Fuel pump replacment frequency?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 06:26:00 -0800
'84 vanagon Should a Bosche FP last more than little over a year? Mine was replaced last summer, along with the fuel filter, but...
Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 11:56:05 -0400
...Or could the filter just be dirty again? I > did run the Van right out of fuel recently, testing where my actual "empty" > is...
New stock fuel tank problems
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:04:30 -0400
...I thought no problem I will go get the white square filter and run 1/2 " fuel line from the tank to the filter...
re fuel filter
Historical mailing list - The Martins
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 07:49:08 -0600
In other words, can I use the metal fuel filter in place of the small plastic one before the pump? Thanks
fuel filter and gas tank questions
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:40:47 -0800
...My gas tank and fuel filter must have heard all this recent talk about them. The fuel pump on my 85 has started to...
Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:26:02 -0400
Almost all modern fuel injected vehicles have the filter on the pressure side, (after), of the pump(s). Not only did VW make this...
Re: Fram Gas filter
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 09:06:05 -0400
...trying to determine a suitable Fram (preferebly > clear) fuel filter to use. I understand the filter was not stock, but my van > has one...
'85 1.9 Fuel Filter/Tank/ Fuel Pump Mystery
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:36:11 -0400
...I also knew that I would need a new fuel filter. So This past Sunday I replaced the filter and the short peice of...
Re: fuel tank outlet vs fuel filter inlet
Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
Sun, 16 May 2010 20:43:59 -0600
...I'll pay > close > attention to my fuel filter and see if it sounds like it's churning on > anything unfriendly. The next time...
( help )fuel filter pressure now
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 02:13:47 +0000
anyone know why i would have so much pressure at my fuel filter? maybe my pump not pumping it all the way back, I...
Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:50:43 -0400
...the pump, and *THEN* to the filter. "Stock" '84s have a square plastic (low pressure) fuel filter between the tank and the pump and...
Re: 86 fuel filter fix and frustrations...
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 19:56:33 -0600
...jimt On Thursday, Sep 26, 2002, at 15:03 America/Denver, Andrew Fox wrote: > If you have an 86 with 2 fuel filters listen...
Re: fuel filter: before, after, indifferent?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:07:23 -0500
At 12:00 AM 3/14/2004, Phillips, Andrew wrote: >The fuel filter is positioned after the pump. A note with the fuel pump...
Re: My '84 1.9L has two fuel filters!
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:39:28 -0800
...Today I looked at the lines and noticed > that from the gas tank lines toward engine ---> a plastic box(fuel > filter, right?) ---> then fuel...
Sludge in Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:20:47 -0500
...I changed the fuel filter last night. I shook the residual fuel from the inlet side of the old filter into a clear glass...
I-4 conversion needing a new fuel tank?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:51:04 -0700
...Did it one more time, then changed another filter and all was good... I just changed my filter again today along with my fuel...
Re: Fuel filter location on 87 Syncro
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:24:18 -0700
...Fuel filter location on 87 Syncro Volks, I am trying to replace my fuel filter on my new 87 Syncro, but as I have...
Re: Pre- pump fuel filter part #'s
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:32:30 -0700
...Pre Pump Fuel Filter Within the last two weeks I found a VW reference saying that the pre-filter on the later Vanagons was...
Whats that sound? My fuel pump!!!
Historical mailing list - Brush, John
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:45:05 -0600
...I have no idea why the fuel filter being dirty causes such a sound, but it certainly does. Just thought this might be the...
Re: fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:50:44 -0600
...fuel filter > > > Steve, > > I think the consensus is that the dirt won't hurt the fuel pump. I > have > heard of fuel pumps disintegrating...
Re: syncro fuel filter replacement
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Tue, 3 Aug 2010 18:45:54 -0700
...a guide of sort, with pics, on how to remove the fuel filter on > a syncro. > > Oh laugh it up 2wd folk, yeah go...
location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 23:32:17 -0400
Thanks to all who replied re fuel filter replacement. Most told me to look under the van, passenger side near sliding door and that...
Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:02:53 -0400
what with all the discussion on this problem ,did you change the fuel filter and cut it open to see what is in it...
Re: Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:00:07 -0800
At 12:24 PM 12/18/97 -0600, The Martins wrote: >I have been unable to find a fuel filter for my 85 Van...
Fuel filter question
Historical mailing list - dave bowers
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:51:38 -0700
Hi Folks, While I was doing a basic tune up on my 1986 Westy, I noticed my van has 2 fuel filters. 1. closest...
Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:28:19 -0800
...fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering Fuel systems for years had the filter between the pump and the carberator. Of course diaphragm pumps only...
Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now...
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 21:37:13 -0400
...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: Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:49:29 -0500
Some vanagons came with a square plastic fuel filter between the tank and the pump. Others came with a round metal fuel filter between...
Re: Fuel filter question
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:00:37 EDT
...Runs great but seems to be suffering from either a semi clogged fuel filter, water in the gas, or skunky gas (old gas). So...
Fuel filter replacement - Was: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:31:26 -0500
I'm needing to replace my fuel filter too so I'd like to know what others have done. Currently the van ('81 gas...
Fuel filter 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:36:21 -0700
My '85 only had the square plastic pre-filter, but I added the after-fuel pump metal filter later. I think the pre-filter...
Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:16:24 -0400
A little over four years ago I did the fuel filter “upgrade” on my 1.9L Westfalia. The small filter on the intake side...
Fuel filters- diesel vs. gas.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 07 Sep 1995 20:26:51 +0600
...I figured that a neat solution was to use a generic oil filter base and mount a spin-on fuel filter onto it. Here...
Re: fuel tank outlet vs fuel filter inlet
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Sun, 16 May 2010 19:21:00 -0700
...I'll pay close attention to my fuel filter and see if it sounds like it's churning on anything unfriendly. The next time...
Re: Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:22:58 -0400
> As has been discussed alot here and demonstrated by personal > experience, retrofitting a fuel filter before the pump in a > '91 Westy is a...
Re: Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:59:39 -0400
> As has been discussed alot here and demonstrated by personal > experience, retrofitting a fuel filter before the pump in a > '91 Westy is a...
Re: New owner questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:53:30 -0800
The fuel filter is lilely still in the stock Syncro location. An amazingly large number of owners and shops have never 'discovered' where it...
Screaming fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Latchua
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 06:13:08 EST
...None of the following has worked: (1) New fuel pump, filters and hose to gas tank (2) letting pump hang loose from mounting brackets...
Re: Fuel filters
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:59:36 -0500
Bentley shows two fuel filters. The small filter upstream of the pump located between the tank and the pump is actually a screen intended...
Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 2 Oct 2017 10:41:54 -0700
The "white box" is a fuel filter. Some Vanagons had only that filter, some have just the larger post pump filter, some have both...