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• Fuel pump buzzing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:07:25 -0500
  Hey folks, My 1.9 fuel pump's been buzzing for about 9 months now. I just replaced the white box filter and cleaned...
• Re: fuel tank cleaning? (was noisy fuel pump)
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:36:25 -0400
  >Thanks to everyone for the feedback on the noisy fuel pump. I have >installed a new fuel filter and no change. Warren, Before you...
• Re: At the pump ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:28:00 -0400
  We have a gas station here in Houlton, Maine that still has full service (at the pumps that is ... no garage). They pump the...
• Buzzing Fuel Pump, Corn Free Fuel... I lied
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 08:56:40 -0800
  So I thought switching to corn free helped the fuel pump. But I lied.. Or I should say, the pump "got better" temporarily and...
• Re: Good AND inexpensive tire pump, where to find?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 08:48:13 -0400 (AST)
  ...there has been considerable discussion on the off-road list about Cadillac air pumps being used as tire pumps. The other choice is a...
• Would you replace your water pump if:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:35:19 -0700
  I am going to change my coolant and was wondering if I need to go ahead and change the water pump and some of...
• kitchen 12 volt question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:31:06 -0500
  ...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: testing a fuel pump (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:21:49 -0500
  Before everybody gets all wound up in this pump thing. Most Auto Manufacturers have gone to proprietary fuel pumps that fit in the gas...
• Re: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 23 May 2022 08:38:44 -0400
  ...Just leave the original wire connected in the tight space and use the old pump wire as a extension. Then connect the new pump...
• Re: Fan belt(replaced), Noise(gone)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:15:48 +0100
  > I also removed the alternator belt and used Ken >Wilfeys hints to check it and the water pump for wear. There was only a...
• 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: fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:30:35 -0800
  Hi, I've never heard of clicking fuel pumps or relays ? Got plenty of juice in the battery ?, like bright headlights ? does it crank...
• Re: Oil Pump Questions - Bottom "gear post" creep?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Aug 2016 18:15:42 -0400
  Using a slide hammer to pull an oil pump is a bit barbaric. This pump is the same as used on the VW air...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 15:18:46 -0400
  ...Thanks eric Greg Potts wrote: >Hi Volks, > >Since we're still talking about fuel pumps, I'll inject another nugget of useful >data: You...
• Re: Follow up Q Re: fuel pump behaviour with ignition on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 May 2006 15:12:44 -0400
  The pump should only run when the engine is running. The signal from the hall sensor is what tells the ECU to keep the...
• Whining Fuel Pump Woes....
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:01:38 -0500
  ...I thought "Oh here goes the pump" and went ahead and ordered one since I'd heard a whining pump meant a soon to...
• fuel pump producing bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:22:32 -0400
  ...I ran a fuel pump output test and the pump tested within range, and ran quietly. But during the test while pumping the gas...
• Re: sink pump mystery - 1981 westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 19:57:40 -0700
  Early Westy models had the external pump mounted under the sink. These models had a separate inline fuse holder adjacent to the pump. It...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:39:32 -0700
  ...well now I are curious about aftermarket pump quality. LOTS of variables, but IF aftermarket pump commutators wear faster than those on an OEM...
• Re: Water Pump life on a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 09:33:36 -0800
  It was probably 15 years ago, but I experienced short life (25,000 miles or less) with two new aftermarket pumps (made in Italy...
• Re: Whining Fuel Pump Woes....
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:55:22 -0600
  ...I thought "Oh here > goes the pump" and went ahead and ordered one since I'd heard a whining > pump meant a soon to...
• Re: Proper storage of a used fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 30 May 2005 13:33:09 -0600
  On 5/30/05 9:41 AM, "Max Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> wrote: > The new Bosch fuel pump I bought on ebay several months...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:33:41 -0400
  Remove the hi pressure sensor (rear) and suing a pump oil can squirt some oil in there. This will put some into the pump...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:28:36 -0800
  I got my van back from the mechanic - I had forgotten that I only have a white square fuel filter before the pump, with...
• Re: 'falia Sink Pump Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 May 1995 16:20:54
  The submersible pump in my '90 Vanagon stopped working after being run dry. I replaced it with an $18 bilge pump, instead of buying...
• Re: shurflo faucet pump priming problem
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:12:40 -0400
  ...I'm also >getting an occasional squeal from the pump, so I suppose it will die soon. >I got that replacement pump, mm, maybe...
• Re: Low oil pressure/Type IV engine oil pump (long)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 16:58:26 -0700
  ...It helps to first loosen the case bolts above and below the oil pump, as the pump housing is a press-fit in the...
• Re: water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:15:47 -0400
  ...it was not in any area that the > new pump had to seal to, so i did not think it would be a problem...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:46:54 -0600
  ...I noticed that the fuel pump stops > pumping. > I rigged up 12 Volts and powered the pump manually. It runs and the engine > starts...
• Re: my new water pump leaked from weep hole
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:08:35 -0400
  ...If this works, the pump is good, and you can forget about the rest. If not , it is the pump most probably. It takes...
• Re: Sink pumps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 13 Jan 95 15:26:57 PST
  > Does anyone know about the chances of said electric pump fitting my > '71? It doesn't work at all now. Somewhere I have the...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:47:30 -0700
  ...Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL At 04:59 PM 1/18/2001, Mladen, Zoran wrote: >Yes, unless the relay is faulty...then it pumps...
• Re: Buzzing Fuel Pump, Corn Free Fuel... I lied
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:20:49 -0800
  ...a pump used Ina Ford application fitting and working with the vanagon. Maybe a Bosch pump for that application is less money? The buzzing...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:25:59 -0600
  Insulating the pump brings up a couple of thoughts. The first is the obvious heat issue. These pumps are cooled by the fuel they...
• Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:32:02 -0700
  ...The issue becomes getting the two upper bolts > off. > > Option 1 - Remove the injection pump to access the water pump housing. It > is pretty...
• Re: Power Steering Pump Rebuild - Home Shop
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:50:54 -0500
  Dennis, So you are saying that the whine of a dead PS pump is most likely the result of worn out shaft and vanes...
• RE: water pump for 76 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 94 17:29:08 EDT
  Paul Uusitalo,CoSA writes: > > >1) The water pump is getting juice but is dead. :-( > >Anyone know where I can get a replacement? > >Is it...
• Re: Original vs. rebuilt fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:16:49 -0400
  The Vanagon fuel pump is usually an extremely robust part often lasting for over 200K. Most failures are caused by something else. If a...
• Re: Subject: 88 Westy: Faucet or Water Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 May 2005 23:35:42 -0400
  Canadian spec Westies have the fresh water pump external to the tank, as you said, under the cabinet. US spec Westies have the fresh...
• Re: GETTING STARTED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:41:24 -0400
  At 10:40 AM 6/15/2001, Russ Gunter wrote: > The gas pump will not operate if there is a significant leak in the...
• Re: Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:52:47 -0700
  If the water pump is rough turning it by hand , not a good sign. It probably is needing a new water pump. Did you...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 16:49:13 -0700
  ...Fuel pumps > Fellow listees, > > I have a persistent fuel pump problem. One went out a year or so ago, > replaced with proper Bosch. It...
• Re: Fuel Pump No Juice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:07:54 -0700
  ...route a 'hot wire' temporarily to the postive teminal of the fuel pump. Then it wil run if everything except fuel pump control is...
• Well, well well... the fuel pump!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:08:32 -0600
  ...Loud and clear, the pump is complaining. I didn't suspect the pump or filter because they were replaced at about 15K or maybe...
• Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:38:33 -0400
  ...Fuel pump woes > Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the > fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the > fuel pump. My Westy...
• Re: power steering groaning
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:47:41 -0600
  My groan is defintely something other than the pump. I was so certain it was the pump, that I managed to put three pumps...
• 1.9L & 2.1L Water pump interchange
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 21:17:00 -0500
  ...I am buying a pump from Ron Salmon and I specified to him that I needed a pump to fit the 84 engine, but...
• Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:01:54 -0600
  Anthony has posted a photo of a disassembled pump. Can someone explain how this pumps fuel? Are the innards immersed in the fuel as...
• Need faucet and pump for 80 westi
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 Jul 1996 20:59:04
  Hey Volks, Does anyone have a good source for a faucet and pump for my 80 westi? The pump was burned out by the...
• Re: What's this pump?
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:33:16 -0500
  This is the same type pump used on my '87 FI Vanagon. Darren -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 25 May 2008 11:11:56 -0700
  ...I hooked up a hose to the discharge port on the pump, ran 12v+ to the pump and pumped out the gasoline into a...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 May 2016 00:01:34 -0700
  ...If you turn key to prime pump, turn it back, then quickly turn it to prime pump again, this in itself may cause pump...
• Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:24:43 -0400
  Your pump is seized. A seized or shorted pump will draw excessive current causing the voltage drop. If it is OK 9 volts will...
• Re: fresh water pump subsitute
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:47:29 -0700
  ...I spent some time today working on the pump/faucet. You know the pump was sticky (April trip), but working it on and off...
• RE: Vanagon H2O pump?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:07:25 -0700
  $200+ is in the ballpark for a water pump. I recommend spending a bit more and getting a German-made pump instead of the...
• Re: Fuel Pump - How to disable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:58:38 -0600
  ...Fuel Pump - How to disable I'm dealing with a fuel leak, and I need to temporarily disable my fuel pump so it does...
• fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:40:32 +0100
  Does vanagon utilize a unique fuel pump, or the original pump can be replaced with another brand with same capacity? Any info is appreciated...
• RE : sink pump mystery - 1981 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:53:38 -0400
  Read somewhere in the Bentley about the water low level light being tied into the pump system to keep it from running when the...
• Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 08:54:11 -0400
  I thought all had a filter before the pump and later models added the large metal filter after? I wouldn't drive without a...
• Noisy Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:00:34 -0500
  Fuel Pump very Noisy. What could cause this Pump has been tested and seems to be within specs. I have found this very annoying...