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• Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:24:43 -0400
  ...What's the minimum voltage the fuel pump needs to operate? Should a battery in good condition supply more voltage at the pump than...
• Re: Dumb fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:22:41 EST
  ...supply store and see what they have. I think any reasonably strong tank would work, just put a hose from it to the fuel...
• Re: Will not start question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:50:27 -0400
  ...When the one on my '84 went bad it wasn't supplying ground to the injectors. Mike '84 GL 7 pass '84 GL Westy...
• Re: Fuel Pressure
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 07:50:06 EDT
  ...Could this be grunge in the intake coming from the tank . . . >> Max, I imagine you are using the fuel supply pressure test point to...
• Re: POR-15 Vendor ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:49:35 -0800
  My local Wesco Auto Body supply & NAPA carry quarts of POR-15 as an in-stock item. Maybe a few bucks more, but always...
• Re: Fuel pump buzzing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:24:11 -0500
  ...of the fuel the >pump can supply. The remainder is put back in the tank through the >outlet in the Fuel Pressure Regulator. An...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:29:56 -0400
  ...your fuel system can't supply enough fuel for much more > than idling. A quick test would be to connect another fuel "tank" to...
• Re: fuel system
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:10:34 -0400
  ...Our 86 Vanagon, > named Betsy, seems to have fuel supply problems. The original pump wore > out about 6 months ago so I replaced the...
• Re: E15 fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:00:59 -0800
  ...they don't get run often or long enough to overcome the ethanol because it's in the fuel supply. as the motor sits...
• Re: Fuel filters- diesel vs. gas.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Sep 1995 09:09:54 -0400
  >> There are no spin-on fuel filters made for gasoline applications. They >>are all made for diesel applications. I found one about the right...
• Re: second gas tank in their vanagon? - Design Q
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:55:27 -0800
  ...for an extended period of time that would exhaust the supply of fuel available in this small "feedback loop" system. If you had two...
• Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:29:52 -0700
  ...Where's the box that >> houses the fuel pump and ECU power supply relays located on the '84 1.9? >> >> -- >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel...
• Re: Fuel tank question...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:27:54 -0700
  ...When I took the supply line from the tank to the pump off before I put the compressed air (50psi) backwards into the fuel...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:00:32 -0700
  ...using gear head cheese grater > clamps on the supply line from fuel tank to fuel pump. I'm sorry, I know I > have sinned...
• Fuel Tank Down and Out...Next?
  Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 23:48:50 -0600
  I dropped the fuel tank on my Westy last week to resolve a sludge problem. It was a tedious task - on the street, under...
• Re: Electric Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:29:50 -0800
  Demand for oil for car fuel is not likely to diminish any time soon, considering that China and India have millions and millions of...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 28 May 2015 13:08:10 -0400
  ...Syncro Westy > getting 26-30 and ability to use alternative fuels while supplying twice wbx > torque? You're trying to convince the wrong guy...
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  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:19:48 -0400
  ...hot wire the fuel pump on, fuel should gush from the return side of the pressure regulator if the fuel supply system is working...
• Re: Bus Depot auxillary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:06:27 -0400
  I used a ground wire that was larger than the supply wire from the relay, and larger than the 2 wires that go from...
• Help! Difference 2WD/syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:11:40 +0200
  ...I also have a 2WD Vanagon as spare parts supply. Now my question: Can I use the 2WD drivetrain on a syncro-chassis? Are...
• Re: leaking fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:15:15 -0800
  ...i replaced > all the supply fuel hoses about 3 years ago and they still seem in > great shape. no amount of wiggling the hoses...
• Re: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:20:24 -0700
  ...Your symptoms sound like the typical bad or loose connection in the main fuel injection power supply path. I have seen it many times...
• Urgent help needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 12 May 1998 09:40:05 -0700
  ...We are in Japan nowwhere near a dealer.We have checked the spark,fuel supply,injectors and tried replacing the computer to no avail...
• Re: WVO Conversion for an '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:56:04 -0400
  ...Would have to add a 2nd dash fuel gauge, but would also have temp sensors for the Fuel supply output temp. All the while...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:35:14 -0700
  ...I replaced the 8” 7mm ID hose at the return spigot, with new fuel line and stainless hose clamps. The engine fuel pressure return...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:06:21 -0700
  ...Of course you know the rest- supply and demand will drive up the price of propane. Finally there will be no cheap fuel-supply...
• Re: Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global efficiency Q?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:11:11 -0400
  ...to supply the > required canola/corn? Assume that recycling fry oil isn't enough. Another question is, "Does the amount of fuel you'd...
• Tiico: a2 fuel rail installation HOW TO
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:25:42 -0700
  ...The bottom fuel line (supply line) is very close to a sharp edge on the intake manifold. I did two things here- 1) i...
• Re: Gas price war
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:37:37 -0700
  ...The only solution is to use less fuel. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:02:02 PDT
  ...I've heard that there also may be known probs with the fuel supply lines >and fuel tank. Thanks ... and don't leave home...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1212
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 01:30:20 PST
  ...water into the fuel and be carried through the engine and exhausted. These alcohol based solvents are available at auto supply stores or denatured...
• Alternate fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Rosebud
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 08:54:38 -0400
  ...to be converted to usable energy, ie fuel cell and electricity, it would be enough to supply free energy to the world for over...
• Re: Anyone install a Generator?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:07:25 -0500
  ...Farm supply stores sell kits and also I think you can get the kits from Harbor Supply or Omaha Supply. These are common tools...
• Re: ECU POWER SUPPLY?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 13:13:58 -0800
  ...One relay is for the fuel pump, the other is the Digifant control unit relay which supplies power to the ECU, et al. If...
• Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:56:30 -0700
  When I spoke with the local dealer this summer he mentioned no diesels for 07 because US fuel was too dirty for their new...
• Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:28:13 -0700
  While I was changing fuel filters and checking/revising my fuel supply system I noticed, like people have mentioned, that some of my screw...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:43:06 -0400
  ...Or > possibly same idea but to a control relay supplying power to the fuel pump. > > Don�t know what the control box and receiver...
• Re: DIESEL FUEL INJECTION-CHINA
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 21:10:20 -0700
  ...Sending pump cores is unlikely to make you rich, but it will increase the supply of reasonably environmentally clean fuel injection systems in a...
• Re: Gas price war
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:19:03 -0700
  ...their "additives" in the fuel, but it seemed like the bulk of the fuel all came from the same supply... My vote is to...
• Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:34:11 -0400
  ...I just don't understand what might cause a consistent surge and drop-off of fuel supply. I'll keep at it with a...
• Re: Fuel tank question...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:03:49 -0700
  ...Vanagon stock... > > My fuel pump has been getting noisier lately...over the last month or so. > > > When I took the supply line from the...
• Re: Speaking of cooling issues ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:15:36 -0400
  ...Also the fuel gauge >never quite hits "F" anymore either. I think that sounds like a >voltage regulator issue if I recall? I did...
• Re: Fuel Shortage in the Soutland Spreading Fast
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:50:48 -0400
  ...Our fuel supplies come from the Gulf Coast through the Colonial Pipeline, which was shut down for a few days after the hurricane- don...
• Fuel Line Alert!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 17:51:34 EDT
  ...If you look where your fuel supply hose attaches to a plastic nipple (fitting with a two bolt flange) (inside your engine compartment), you...
• Re: Fuel Pressure
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:01:01 -0600
  ...Could this be grunge in the > intake coming from the tank . . . >> > > Max, > > I imagine you are using the fuel supply pressure test point to...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:23:13 -0700
  ...do when/if our oil supply runs dry? will somebody figure out a way to run an alternative fuel through our gasoline engines???...........i...
• Re: Friday - fuel cell battery charging
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 May 2017 06:44:25 -0700
  Yeah, was aware of fuel cells but not these dedicated methanol powered and nominal 12 volt output, battery charging units. I guess i don...
• Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:11:15 -0400
  ...No fuel pressure. I put new pump on 12 volt source (model RR >power supply) and it worked fine. > >You can't hear the...
• Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:52:55 -0700
  What VW has been developing is an integrated fuel pump into the cylinder head. Extra "bumps" on the camshaft will help to supply fuel...
• Re: after market fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:16:59 -0800
  ...after market fuel tank > > > I need to replace the fuel tank in my '84. (Was hoping that > replacing the > seals would do the trick...
• Re: Starting problems with 88 Vanagon, WIKI problems too
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:17:31 -0700
  ...One >> is called power supply relay. And the other is the fuel pump relay. If I name >> them incorrectly please correct me. Basically you...
• Re: Looking for anyone who has installed the SA group buy aux fuel tank...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:47:38 -0400
  ...who has installed the South African auxillury gas > tank who could supply me with some photos and details on how they made > straps to...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:33:20 -0700
  ...that supply constant current to the fuel relays have > 12 volts. > > There is a black/yellow wire that runs from the fuel relay to...
• Re: Cant Accelerate (still!)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:47:49 -0700
  ...little fuel used at idle so a weak fuel delivery system can idle fine but be unable to maintain the fuel supply under load...
• RE: Stripped spark plug hole?
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. White
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:25:04 -0500
  ...Make sure that the fuel (as in Gas) supply is disconnected and the intake valve is closed. Otherwise, gas fumes can be inhaled into...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:58:48 -0700
  ...that supply constant current to the fuel relays have > 12 volts. > > There is a black/yellow wire that runs from the fuel relay to...
• Re: Fuel tank question...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:16:05 -0700
  ...When I took the supply line from the tank to the > pump off before I put the compressed air (50psi) backwards into the fuel...
• Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 11:03:53 -0600
  ...Are there known problems with fuel system hoses, components? > 3. I've heard that there also may be known probs with the fuel supply...
• Re: WVO Conversion for an '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:37 -0700
  ...fuel level float into that.. > Would have to add a 2nd dash fuel gauge, but would also have temp > sensors for the Fuel supply...
• Re: Gasoline $$ :-(
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 18 May 2012 18:38:16 -0500
  Supposedly some refineries on the west coast are down for scheduled maintenance, thus affecting fuel availability. Add demand to that and you get high...