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• Vanagon Stalling Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:55:35 +0000
  ...Exhaust isn't blocked as far as I can tell ie exhaust is coming out.Air filter seems ok.Fuel supply next I guess...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:28:04 -0800
  ...of 3 wires at the fuel pump > relay, > - the 'supplies ground' signal from the ECU. > -the power supply wire to the relay, > - or the...
• Fwd: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:20:58 -0500
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com When I spoke with the local dealer this summer he mentioned no diesels for 07 because US fuel was too...
• Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:18:23 -0400
  ...But assuming you mean the ECU and fuel pump relays in the little box over the ignition coil, it's not really practical. For...
• Re: Latest On My Fuel Injector Saga
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:08:20 -0800
  In other words the ecu is not supply ground to fire the injectors ? What I would do next is remove the plug from the...
• Re: Buzzing from Fuse/Relay area after getting A/C fixed
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:57:54 -0700
  ...power supply relay to the engine management. That relay used a printed circuit board. It had a cracked solder joint. (Ironically, the fuel pump...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 21:02:31 -0700
  Just for the record its boxer briefs and in a similar vein I ran the supply line to the Subie motor through a grommet...
• Re: Will be worth less or more?
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 09:36:12 -0700
  ...As I indicated before Mexico's oil supply is drying up and they ship there last barrel in 2014. The equation is very simple...
• Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014 14:44:08 -0600
  ...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: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:51:15 -0400
  > OK, after installing a new Bosch fuel pump and filter it's > still buzzing! I want to go camping tomorrow, is this > buzzing the...
• Re: Question on Biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 17 May 2005 12:01:27 -0600
  ...As demand for the fuels rises so would the costs of the bio portion of the fuel. Therefore though we would increase supply we...
• Fuel pump circuit information to file away
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 22:04:39 -0400
  ...Once I was able to determine that it was a fuel supply issue it became easier to track the problem down but I wasted...
• Help '88 Vanagon Broke down, need oppinions
  Historical mailing list - Kris Estes
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 07:52:54 MST
  ...Here is something significant, I can remove the fuel filter and it will start but still refuses to start when the normal fuel supply...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:35:24 -0400
  ...When the key is in the start position and when the engine is running, the fuel pump runs continuously with the excess fuel coming...
• Re: E15 fuel?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:43:25 -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: how to put out engine fire?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 14 May 1999 17:04:50 EDT
  ...Turn off the ignition to shut off all electrical supply to the fire, and this also shuts off the fuel pump. But be aware...
• Re: Comments on displacement
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:02:55 -0800
  ...Say >100lbs-ft from 1500 to 6500 rpm, good fuel consumption, long life,... Horspower is a derived number that has little meaning in application...
• A strange fuel leak story
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:40:17 -0400
  ...After removing the entire left side fuel supply (including injectors) without disturbing any connections, I pressurized it - it didn't leak. I put it...
• Re: replacning fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:08:36 -0400
  ...replacning fuel lines Another question on the fuel lines, but not for a syncro: when I put the new line on the supply side...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution) Ethanol, LVC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:56:45 -0400
  ...have said it actually takes more than a gallon of fuel in the supply chain to produce a gallon of corn ethanol.at the...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:12:55 -0400
  ...a bad ignition switch will allow cranking without supplying spark or fuel. The ignition switch has multiple contacts and one of the failure modes...
• Re: Buying a Van - Parts in L.A.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:28:03 -0700
  ...simply run fuel supply line right from pressure side of filter all the >> way along gear box as per OEM then through the grommet...
• Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:54:22 -0700
  ...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: second gas tank in their vanagon? plastic tanks??
  Historical mailing list - Brien K Dews
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:10:53 -0500
  ...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: Note Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:41:16 -0700
  ...if it's Digifant EFI - fuel pressure is pretty easy to check. simple system. - need adequate supply to pump, good pump and filter, correctly...
• Re: fuel pump relief valve?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:17:54 -0400
  ...usually not submerged in fuel) and fed by a small supply pump. This difference made me hestitate and look at another book... 2.) How...
• 82 Update#2..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:07:50 -0800
  ...First off, the fuel pump runs ONLY while it is starting. The second you let go of the key, it stops. More then once...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:46:39 -0400
  ...do when/if our oil supply runs dry? will >>somebody figure out a way to run an alternative fuel through our gasoline >>engines???...........i...
• Fuel hoses and mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 1999 08:45:29 -0400
  I've recently had the fuel system apart on two engines, both '84. One was in Scotland (cool and damp) until '91 and New...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700
  ...The power supply relay and the fuel pump relay are de-energized. The injotors will receive no power and the fuel pump will not...
• Charcoal Canister Dangers and Docs
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:35:40 -0500
  ...The big hose at the bottom of the canister is where the canister gets its fresh air supply, the supply being provided by a...
• Re: Will not start question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:14:04 -0400
  ...This +12v is also the same +12V >supplying the Fuel pump. Check your pump to see if it is pumping when you are >cranking...
• Bucking/Loss of power on HOT days
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:39:03 +0000
  ...with stainless steel lines?  Fuel pump is straining to get fuel perhaps causing cavitation and diminished liquid fuel supply to filter and motor? Other...
• Re: Gas went up $0.13 a gal overnight what's up?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 17:09:48 -0500
  ...19 fuel" is almost unbelievable. Events in the Middle East, Bush's self-styled "War", combined with OPEC's tenuous grip on supply, and...
• Re: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:18:47 -0700
  ...Another >>>> reminder to CHANGE YOUR FUEL LINES if you haven't already. >>>> >>>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/9955648@N05/3586291500/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Keith O. >>>> 90 Westy...
• Re: fuel pump power consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:58:21 -0500
  John Brush wrote: > > Anyone have their own testing data for how much power a working fuel pump > draws? > > I am getting conflicting information from...
• Re: The further adventures of my $#@! fuel supply problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 06:28:16 -0500
  ...in my brief time on the list heard that someone has fuel >supply rebuild 'kits' that include all of the tank fittings (and >hopefully...
• I-4 ecu woes?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:34:50 +0000
  ...relay Fuel pump W/BK #12 ecu fuel injectors injector neg. G/W #14 ecu ter.87 pwr. pwr. to ecu Supply relay BR...
• Re: Another vanagon burns up (long)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 07:58:48 -0800
  ...was fuel-grade (I have since learned my lesson about that!). About 2 weeks later I was returning from the local welding supply carrying...
• Re: Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 9 May 2002 01:17:17 -0700
  ...For the usual weekend jaunt this would be plenty of > >fuel. > > > >Has anyone ever tried this? > >Is Coleman fuel compatible with the Westfalia's...
• Re: Sputtering along...suddenly
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:17:10 -0500
  Fuel supply, clogged cat. Does it idle smooth? Cylinder missing? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: after market fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 18:25:14 -0500
  ...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: 12mm fuel line supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 12:30:51 -0700
  ...12mm fuel line supplier? I just came back from 3 auto-supply shops looking for 12mm braided fuel line hose to connect my fuel...
• Re: Now: Jetta ECU-Coil Amp Draw Was: Ignition Switch "Su"...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:05:42 -0800
  ...I'm certain that > supplying + to 38 of ECU energizes the ECU so that it can energize the > fuel pump relay by supplying a...
• Re: 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 2 May 2006 00:27:56 -0400
  ...on what to look for and how to tell if the fuel >supply/pump/relays could be the culpret--or what else I might...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:37:55 -0500
  ...found the fuel hose to be leaking. >I have found numorous other fuel leaks. >Hose clamps >cigar tubes >plastic fuel supply hose. > >Has anyone...
• Re: 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 1 May 2006 19:24:50 -0400
  ...on what to look for and how to tell if the fuel >>supply/pump/relays could be the culpret--or what else I might...
• Re: Buying a Van - Parts in L.A.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:43:48 -0700
  ...simply run fuel supply line right from pressure side of filter all the way along gear box as per OEM then through the grommet...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:42:31 -0400
  ...or fuel > pump power supply and fuel pump relays in the black box on drivers > side of engine bay. > > I get power on terminal...
• Re: [Vexing temperature and fuel gauge intermittant functioning problem on Eurovan]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:10:14 MDT
  ...Sometimes, when I turn on the key the coolant temp LED will flash as it's supposed to, and the fuel gauge and temperature...
• Re: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:04:23 -0800
  ...engine mated to diesel > vanagon > > bellhousing, and/or Rabbitt tranny & starter, 12V, fuel > > supply - any other connections or steps needed? > You might prime the...
• Re: "air inlet hose" part #? how much fuel hose?
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 19:51:14 -0500
  ...much fuel hose? > My 85GL 1.9L needs a new "air inlet hose". I'm not seeing this part on the > usual supply websites...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:07:15 -0700
  The injectors supply fuel at the request of the Air Flow Meter: so more air, more fuel. The oxygen sensor adds its second opinion...
• Re: Here is a source of biodiesel fuel
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:55:02 -0500
  Up in the far north - Alaska and other northern places - the prime winter fuel is Arctic Diesel. It is a fner fuel than standard...
• Re: horse power
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 9 Nov 2019 18:45:50 -0500
  ...TDI they're supplying. I had the few in my golf tuned to almost 200hp and it was a very fuel efficient rocket. On...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 06:02:29 -0600
  ...angle, >> mounted about the mid span of the firewall) with the fuel supply >> pressure >> hoses attached. It really can be broken with the greatest...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:02:12 -0600
  While the IgnitionSwitch is a Cheap&Easy item to try EarlyOn in a Diag' ~ It IsNot the Cheapest&Easiest ~ The 2 Relays (FuelPump&ECUPower...
• Re: Subiegon/Vanaru Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:35:51 -0800
  ...But - I'm willing to do what I can otherwise to improve fuel > economy, such as an engine swap to a more modern engine...
• Re: oil out of concrete
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:29:47 -0600
  ...BTW, many ships used to use - and maybe some still do in this world - use bunker oil for fuel in engines that had pistons...
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:46:56 -0700
  ...Engine hesitates upon take off Could be your fuel pressure regulator (OE Part# 025133035), as the engine accelerates more fuel is sprayed into the...