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• Re: ba6 heater
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:27:50 -0600
  ...I would > assume that this might be caused by an over current to > the pump, or a possible locked up pump. > > Any Ideas? > > Also...
• Fuel pump issue
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Mon, 25 May 2015 13:33:27 -0400
  ...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: loud fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:54:37 EDT
  ...When a pump tries to pump a liquid and the inlet of the liquid is restricted, a vacuum or at least a partial vacuum...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:36:02 -0700
  ...There needs to be gas in the fuel line and in the pump initially for the pump to work. In other words the pump...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:05:22 -0400
  ...The > fuel > pump only runs when the ECU tells the fuel pump relay to energize. > When > you first turn the key on the pump...
• Re: bilge pump as fresh water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:09:43 -0700
  ...bilge pump as fresh water pump replacement I put in an inexpensive (24 bucks Can) bilge pump as a replacement for an ailing stock...
• fuel hose sizes from tank to after pump
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:33:47 -0500
  In doing a little work on fuel filters and pumps on both my '85 and '87 Vanagons, I'm curious about something about the...
• '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: kitchen 12 volt question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:05:15 -0700
  ...the pump ...pumps, i > have taken the hose loose, its pumping > > how strong should the flow be out of the pump? > > I have hooked...
• Re: Blowing kitchen w. pump fuses - help!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 10:28:27 -0600 (MDT)
  ...My pump usually "freezes" up between Winter and Spring, > due to the lack of internal lubrication (water) no doubt. The current > flow through the...
• 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...
• Re: Fuel Filter and Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 12:23:27 -0800
  does the fuel filter mount between the fuel tank and the electric pump or does it mount after the fuel pump???? Yes. And no...
• Adaptor to pump ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:04:26 -0700
  Hi List, I have a pump to pump up a normal radiator but I guess, I would need an adaptor to it to be...
• Westy sink water pump
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:44:32 -0500
  My '82 westy sink pump doesn't work, or at least doesn't pump. It runs, but very little comes out. I pulled it...
• Re: windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 23:05:05 -0800
  ...container was full. = broken pump > >2. pulled container/pump combo - everything appears >attached appropriately. > >3. pulled off hose from pump - placed low pressure air...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:00:55 -0700
  The pump can be noisy due to plugged fuel filter(s). It might be making noise because it's working too hard. ....though many...
• 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: Chronic fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:31:46 -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...
• Whitestar Tire Chains?/cheap 12V air pumps
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 17:33:19 -0500 (EST)
  One note on cheap 12V air pumps: I have one. The nozzle broke to pieces in my hand when I recently tried to pump...
• Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:05:49 -0800
  ...I have a leak in the injector pump at the junction between the pump body and the fuel distribution block at the rear of...
• Re: Would you replace your water pump if:
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:53:00 -0400
  ...Esp if you have an 83.5 - 84.5 where you have to separate the pump and the thermostat housing in order to remove...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Apr 2019 to 6 Apr 2019 (#2019-77)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 18:33:48 +0000
  ...Since there isn't a filter before the pump, unless the tank is full is rust, the pump shouldn't need a filter.  So...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:27:39 -0600
  ...Fuel pump test? > > I think it only pumps when cranking - there's no signal to the pump > otherwise. It should be pouring out. > > A...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Breakthrough for TDI conversions!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:47:35 -0700
  The TDI injectors are designed for a much higher pressure from the pump before they "break". If that break pressure is lowered by decreasing...
• 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: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:38:09 -0800
  ...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: 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: Low oil pressure in a Type IV...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:30:15 -0700
  ...Type 1 (Beetle) engine oil pumps used a very thin paper gasket is used to seal the machined pump cover to the pump housing...
• Re: Noisy Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 09:45:27 -0500
  >I'm a new Vanagon owner and am concerned about my ability at hearing the fuel pump buzzing away while sitting at >stop lights...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:31:10 EST
  ...If a water pump shaft seal lasts long enough for cavitation to cause erosion on the pump impeller, you have gotten you money's...
• 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...
• pwr steering pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:07:49 -0700
  Using a long screwdriver as a stethoscope, I listened to the water pump, A/C compressor, alternator and power steering pump in my '90...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Fri, 4 May 2012 18:14:04 -0500
  " the fuel pump is grounded on the frame right by the fuel pump." While t-shooting a won't start problem yesterday, one of...
• Re: can a locked fuel pump kill an ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:49:54 -0500
  On Wednesday 12 November 2003 01:52 am, Austin wrote: > Is it possible that the locked pump burned out a > transistor or something else...
• Screaming fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Latchua
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 06:13:08 EST
  On 02/13/98 I wrote: <<At about 140,000 miles, the external fuel pump on my stock 85 Westfalia started a high-pitched...
• anyone seen this one ...washer/wiper
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:23:21 -0700
  ...install brazilain new pump, opertae it 30 times. in two days it's not working. try another pump ... and weirdness .. when you pull the...
• fuel pump insulation??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 10:22:41 -0700
  Hi, This morning I replaced the fuel pump on my 87 digifant. The old pump was a Pierburg pump. The pieburg is FAR narrower...
• Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:21:31 -0700
  ...The fuel pump & fuel pump relay have been bench tested and are good. However when they are installed in van the fuel pump does...
• loud fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:27:13 -0400
  In my 1984 Westy my fuel pump was screaming so I swaped it for a know good one(not option for every) and still...
• VW Water Pump specifications
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 12:26:46 +1100
  ...Does anyone know the capacity of the 2.1 water pump. As seen from my last message I have the 2.7 Subi flat...
• 2.1 oil pump gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:41:52 -0500
  Bentley, in the diagram on 17.7, show the oil pump as having a paper gasket between the pump housing and the block, but...
• Re: My Sink Faucet/Pump Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:14:27 -0400
  At 01:48 PM 6/27/2009, neil N wrote: >BTW, the pump itself ain't cheap. ~ 100$ Cnd. with taxes. Cheaper in >the...
• Re: New oil pump not snug in case
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:36:33 -0400
  ...New oil pump not snug in case Thanks Bob, that is exactly where the wear is on my OE pump! Any thoughts on putting...
• Good AND inexpensive tire pump, where to
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  23 Nov 96 07:53:43 EST
  >> 2/ Buy a foot pump: Real cheap ($5-10) but do they work? Do they last? And how long would it take me to...
• Re: Fuel Line Size
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:57:24 -0500
  Dom, if you want to do this you are going to need to run two filters, one before the pump and one after. You...
• Re: anyone seen this one ...washer/wiper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:42:06 -0700
  The washer pump is self-grounded, as in - a brown wire runs from the pump back up to the tree in front of the...
• Re: Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:33:44 EDT
  ...It's before the fuel pump--that is to say between the gas tank and the fuel pump. That larger round metal canister fuel...
• Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 10:41:54 -0700
  ...The "screen" I referred to is inside the pump inlet. Here's a close up shot I took looking directly into the fuel pump...
• Re: Fuel move pump?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 7 Jun 2022 14:01:46 -0400
  ...Example on the 84 changing the line from tank to pump. Can I pump out the gas from the 84 into the 85 tank...
• Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 00:55:59 -0500
  Matthew Bulley wrote: > > Needs: > > New tires all around (current tires by Telly Sevallis), > New fuel pump (sat for a year) : ( > New Power steering rack...
• Power steering pumps
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:44:51 -0600
  Was looking at power steering pump prices. Kind of outrageous. Most pumps nowadays arec rebuilt and seem to cost $400 or more. The last...
• Re: subject Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:43:07 -0800
  ...new (aftermarket) tank/seals filter, hoses, pump. Later on, I removed the pre pump filter and installed a can type filter after pump. Pump...
• flojet pump (non-submerging)
  Historical mailing list - Gordy Jones
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:45:52 -0800
  I just bought a flojet pump to replace my exsisting pump and i just realized that it is not the kind that sits in...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 03:23:05 -0500
  Dirty, clogged filter straining the pump? M R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: loud fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:42:36 EDT
  When a pump is cavitating, (Trying to pump air ) it will buzz like that. Maybe there is a restriction in the line between the...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:57:11 -0400
  ...Fuel pump noise? On the subject of fuel pumps, filters, noisy operation, etc. Here's a handy hint. Golf Tees are good fuel line...
• 84 Vanagon Westy - Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felix
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 13:04:16 -0600
  Hi Volks The fuel pump on my vanagon is making a steady buzzing noise. I have tried changing the fuel pump (a friend happened...
• relay problems
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:32:50 EST
  listees, Having a problem w/ the current supply relay and fuel pump relay. van wont start. Fuel pump relay switching constantly (buzzing). Remove fuel...
• Re: Failing Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 00:38:41 CDT
  ...Fuel Pump Electrical - Battery fully charged. - connect ammeter to fuel pump in series with power supply to fuel pump. - remove fuel pump relay, bridge...
• Re: Buzzing Fuel Pump, Corn Free Fuel... I lied
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 10:04:42 -0800
  The OEM Bosch 69414 pump is on the bottom of that page for $99. Bosch invented the turbine fuel pump, stick with the best...