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Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:02:35 -0700
...the pump pulls in fuel and pumps it to one > end of each of the injector supply pipes, then through them and out the...
Re: broke down in Portland, need help
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:28:09 -0700
hi David, he did the following - swap in a new fuel pump relay - bypassing the onboard ignition switch and use a new spare - unplug...
Re: Fuel move pump?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 14:01:46 -0400
...Can I pump out the gas from the 84 into the 85 tank? And then when time to replace fuel pump on the 85...
Re: noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:22:32 -0700
...noisy fuel pump The fuel pump on B. Bones was excessively noisy, so I robbed the almost silent fuel pump off of Long John...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:23:47 -0700
...The pump in the Vanagon pressurizes the fuel lines to around 30 psi, and plastic fuel filters are probably not a good idea (at...
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
...pump is properly installed and it is making noise, it's >>>> probably fuel starved. At 20+ years old, you can look to the fuel...
Help removing fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:03:39 -0800
Hi folks, I'm trying to put a new fuel pump on and my roadblock is this: the nut securing the fuel pump bracket...
Re: loud fuel pump.
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:27:53 -0500
...Jay L Snyder wrote: > Check the fuel pressure. The loud pumpis either a sign it is failing or it > is being taxed by pumping...
Fuel Pump Question
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 19:19:01 -0400
could a faulty fuel pump cause poor gas mileage????? Chad 85GL
fuel pumps
Historical mailing list - James Callahan
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:46:57 -0700
I once had a 12 cyl Jaguar E-type and the electric fuel pump went out. I calls around and find the cheapest rebuilt...
Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:13:09 -0700
...The fuel pump in my 2003 Ranger just gave up, > > and > > > the dealer pump is $300. I bought a Bosch pump from NAPA for...
Re: loud fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:42:36 EDT
...Maybe there is a restriction in the line between the tank and the pump. I would replace the fuel filter and see if it...
Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:17:49 -0700
...IIRC, the Digifant pro manual shows an image of the fuel pump. I'm sure Davids' images would be better, but heres a thread...
Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:35:21 -0400
...Does your '85 not have a filter before the pump? If your fuel pump whines, it is probably starved for fuel at the inlet...
Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 09:58:42 -0700
...update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer > > - swapped my fuel pump for another fuel pump. Fuel pressure dropped to 15...
Re: fuel pump replacement
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:59:23 -0500
...fuel pump replacement > I just finished the installation of a 2.5 liter in my van, and I think by > some awful coincidence my...
fuel pump Question...
Historical mailing list - William Carden
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 22:32:11 -0400
Does anyone know if a fuel pump from a 84 1.9 vanagon will work in a 87 2.1 Westy Both gas powered...
Re: fuel pump fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:01:24 -0800
...my 85 has the fuel filter installed after > the fuel pump (down stream) is this for real? the brackets only allow this > config,but...
Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:36:01 -0400
...BUT if i bridge the power relay for the fuel pump with the fuel pump relay in which SHOULD make the pump run also...
Re: installed new engine.. now have ecu/fuel pump woes....anyone help me?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:28:08 -0700
...i mean it cranks but no fuel pump/injectors.So i jumped the fuel pump and all runs as it should. Went through the...
Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:32:54 -0800
...The fuel pump stopped buzzing. Is it possible that E10 is damaging our fuel pumps? --t
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...
Re: noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 14:08:03 EDT
Try replacing the fuel filter. The pump might just be working too hard to suck the fuel through it. This sound is known as...
Noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - RoseFamily
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:11:42 -0400
Hi All, I have a 1987 Vanagon with a fuel pump that is making a fairly loud (you can hear it from inside the...
Re: Fuel Pump Alternative
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 16 May 2010 21:26:32 -0400
As a side note, the Megasquirt website recommends the Ford fuel pump from 89-93 F150's for generic fuel injection installations. $90 from...
fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
Sun, 7 Oct 2007 23:10:38 -0500
...fuel pump was already failing and reversing polarity didnt fix. new Bosch pump was installed but still doesn't go. None of fuses in...
Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 3 Mar 2014 19:46:35 -0800
Hi Scott. > Do you normally start the van by turning the key to *ON* ( not start ).. > then listen for the fuel pump to run...
Fuel pump issues.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 16:08:17 -0400
...Maybe i damaged the pump? Can these get destroyed by running backwards? If so, i just killed two fuel pumps. I rigged up a...
Re: Van stopped running
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:36:06 -0500
...Listen - and see if you hear the fuel pump running. If not - try it again, but "FEEL" the pump to see if it is...
Re: HELP - No power to fuel pump - 87
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 07:39:10 -0700
The AFM has nothing to do with the fuel pump on your model. On air cooled models it did but not on the watercooled...
Re: Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:30:40 +0000
...Disabling the fuel pump >Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:38:10 -0500 > > >> Would it be possible to put a switch on the dash...
Re: More New Info RE: Can't Search Archives: 1.9 stalled at speed, won't restart...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:01:11 -0800
The fuel pump is NOT supposed to have power just because the key is on. The ECU tells the fuel pump when to run...
Re: testing a fuel pump (long)
Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:41:18 -0700
From my days when I owned beater English cars, I took a few fuel pumps apart to fix. They were $100 cars... and heck...
Re: Fuel pump buzzing
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:54:27 -0500
...If you have a fuel pressure tester, you could check the full pressure of that pump by blocking the return line, some old pump...
Re: fuel tank nipples
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 22 Jan 1999 07:54:07 -0600
-------------------- Hi Volks, Possibly what we are missing here is the hose from the tank to the fuel pump (or from the plastic filter to...
Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 13:46:57 -0600
...I have seen more supposed early vanagon fuel pump failures cured when I changed the fuel filter. With my tank still probably having some...
Fuel filter/pump question
Historical mailing list - Mcallister, Kevin R.
Wed, 31 May 2006 08:17:54 -0700
...the fuel line while I can and was wondering if anyone has ever switched the position of the fuel filter and fuel pump. It...
Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:49:23 -0700
...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work" When you first turn on the key the fuel pump only runs 1-2 seconds and...
Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Scott Durrant
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:32:10 -0600
I read a posting on the list earlier that said noise from a fuel pump usually does not mean it is bad. Before I...
Re: if not one thing its another, fuel pump
Historical mailing list - SStones
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:16:49 -0400
At 01:57 PM 8/21/03 +0000, you wrote: >has anyone ever heard the fuel pump make a slight grind while running? >like...
Re: Fuel pump is not running
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 23 May 2010 16:16:27 -0400
At 03:56 PM 5/23/2010, Zoltan wrote: >I installed a fuel pressure gauge to see if the pump comes on at >all...
Re: where does power to the fuel pump come from?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:39:38 -0700
The key does not turn on the fuel pump. The key turns on the ECU power relay, which turns on the ECU, which turns...
Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:26:26 -0600
...that the pump is defective in it's pressure output. ( As in not enough pressure to squirt fuel under compression) The pump runs for...
Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:07:07 -0400
The fuel pump running for a short time after the ignition is turned is not a design feature. It is a glitch. In order...
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: Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:04:21 -0700
...My fuel pump >> was a Bosch. My fuel filter was about 2-months old. I decided to research >> fuel pump options with a focus...
Whats that sound? My fuel pump!!!
Historical mailing list - John Pattenden
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:05:43 -0700
...running, turns out its the fuel pump, is it normal to be able to hear the fuel pump? nice to have the list back...
Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Mon, 11 May 2009 21:54:37 -0300
...The procedure is to fit the pressure gauge into the fuel system, turn on the ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off...
Fuel pump buzzing
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:49:16 -0400
My fuel pump is buzzing. Is it time for a replacement? Thanks, Bryan
Re: fuel pump noise
Historical mailing list - - Melissa Puckett
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:50:17 EST
116.00 for the fuel pump 200.00 for the entire van
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: 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...
Re: Fuel pump buzzing
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Wed, 7 Apr 2010 17:09:30 -0400
...Fuel pump buzzing Mine started buzzing when I installed a new tank with the small outlet. Yours could be some junk blocking the line...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:02:09 -0700
...This is the same to 84's fuel pump relay circuit. When the relay is activated the fuel pump should get +12V power through...
Re: Buzzing fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:07:19 +0000
...Buzzing fuel pump Hi all, 87 Westy, on a trip. Fuel pump is buzzing. Replaced original Bosch that was also buzzing loudly 5 months...
Fuel line??
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:34:33 -0400
Most of the line between the fuel pump and the bulkhead fitting on the engine compartment is hard plastic. The connecting rubber hose between...
fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:02:05 -0400
My 84 westy has a bosch fuel pump on it. Does anybody know what size the fuel hose is on the fuel tank side...
Re: Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:27:47 -0800
The fuel pump has two wires going to it, one to ground and one from the fuel pump relay. Running a pair of wires...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 11 May 2009 18:52:18 -0700
...but its a fast test. > > So I set up and turned on the ignition, the fuel pump runs continuously and > doesn't turn off...
Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:08:01 -0400
The working end or pump section is known as a "Roller Cell" pump. Very common in fuel applications. It is a positive displacement pump...