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• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:48:33 +0000
  ...starved for fuel but also may not. You've got the square filter before the pump, yes? Pinch off the supply hose, pull the...
• Re: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:20:16 -0400
  ...Just sell me the grommets for a decent price and I'll supply my own line and fuel injection clamps. The only one that...
• Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 07:06:13 -0700
  I dropped and replaced all of the vent, supply and return lines on my fuel tank last weekend because the van would smell like...
• Re: FW: Time to check the fuel lines! R & R !! No burnt VW's in 2005!
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:18:08 -0500
  ...enough voltage to run ECU's or fuel supply relays before fuel pressure was achieved. Once fuel was available the battery was too drained...
• Re: Fuel move pump?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 7 Jun 2022 12:14:21 -0600
  ...Can I pump out the gas from the 84 into the 85 tank? And then when time to replace fuel pump on the 85...
• Engine conversion help sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 17:54:41 -0700
  ...2.1 L / 4 cyl / Gas / OHV Fuel: Fuel Injection / Motronic Ignition: Distributor-Breakerless / Motronic Trans: 4-speed Standard Transaxle Mileage: 79,000 miles...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:58:21 -0400
  ...Rick >> > >> Seth et al, >> I just did this in an '85 and got the fuel hose from Bus >> Depot, I don't >> know if...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:53:16 -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: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 19:46:35 -0800
  ...If I shut pump off after the 5 second mark, pressure drops very quickly to zero unless I clamp off the fuel supply hose...
• MSDS Porsche 911 engines into vanagons ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Apr 94 22:32:26 CDT
  ...i called about a larger fuel tank for the vanagon ... 85 liters instead of 60 liter standard. the price was $800. for the fuel...
• Re: Gasoline $$ :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 18 May 2012 19:51:49 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Supposedly some refineries on the west coast are down for scheduled > maintenance, thus affecting fuel availability. Add demand...
• Re: Exceptional Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 6 May 2015 13:32:50 -0400
  Stuart, Your comment makes me think of the nice fire starter fitting along the bulkhead of the engine compartment that connects the fuel supply...
• nitrogen (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:42:44 -0500
  ...magnesium > and sand is about the only way to remove the supply of oxygen if they > catch fire. > Also aircraft tires that fly at...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:45:24 -0400
  ...engine except through the idle bypass, and the ECU would not supply fuel since it would see no air passing through. So it could...
• Re: E15 fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:21:07 -0600
  ...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: Tonke-T6 camper van article link The future of Diesel for small vehicles-it's Friday.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:07:30 -0600
  ...People to often focus on the supply of oil as being the culprit with regard to high prices. Demand is also part of the...
• 88 westie intermittent starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 08:47:17 -0400
  ...VW dealer I had it towed to moved the power supply to the fuse box (old port was burned out) and that worked fine...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Automatic Rough Idle
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 06:27:21 -0600
  ...Any suggestions? > > I've got the tools and the time, but know little about fuel supply. > > By the way ..... just replaced air filter, plugs...
• Re: The further adventures of my $#@! fuel supply problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 10:10:48 -0700
  ...in my brief time on the list heard that someone has fuel >> supply rebuild 'kits' that include all of the tank fittings (and >> hopefully...
• Re: Longer range gas tank? Source.
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:23:58 -0700
  ...There could easily be trickier ways of getting fuel to the tank, too, without cutting a hole. -Damon --- Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:32:55 -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...
• Re: new fuel (LVC), Dead Cats
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:22:50 -0500
  Don't worry about the cat supply. I have two next door cats that polish cars for a living. They're ethnic in some...
• Re: Pre-filter success
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:26:50 -0700
  14mm is an awful tight fit for the 11 or 12mm factory hose to fit and when using 14mm (5/8") fuel hose on...
• Re: Two problems . . .
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:32:03 -0600
  ...morning that my Vanagon sprang a fuel leak. > Right at the firewall where that 'spigit' is supplying fuel from the > pump. Should I bipass...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Mon, 7 Nov 1994 21:59:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...evaporate the (relatively thick) diesel fuel in the combustion air. Anyone who wants the gorey details, I can supply them, but in essence: Gas...
• Re: fuel tank capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 22:04:29 -0800
  Right, that's to punish your for not monitoring miles covered, So you'll learn to not push the limits on fuel supply. That...
• Re: stalling and hard restart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:20:04 -0700
  ...I have heard of one that would not supply ground to energize the fuel pump relay, but only one. Usually they are very good...
• Re: Yet another Vanagon Hybrid thought.....
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:29:49 -0700
  ...motorcycle engine for electical supply? >> >> Wouldn't that be great? A 2 cyl. ("modern" low emissions output >> engine) --> gen for batteries --> electric motor. >> >> I...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 09:28:18 -0800
  I'm with John, with intelligent use of atomic energy we can have a ready supply of electricity with which to heat homes, light...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:04:05 -0700
  ...know that the pump has to supply at least 50 psi > working pressure? > > The standard pump pulls fuel from the tank very nicely -- it...
• Re: Tiico: a2 fuel rail installation HOW TO
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 19:23:13 -0400
  ...The bottom fuel line (supply line) is very close to a sharp edge on the intake manifold. I did two things here- 1) i...
• Bosch injection fittings was: '81 Air cooled fuel injection control unit cable
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 08:52:44 -0800
  ...I can also supply Geunine Bosch Germany kits with numerous fittings and spec terminals. I would have to check for a listing of the...
• Re: Subiegon/Vanaru Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:03:36 -0500
  ...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: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now...
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 21:37:13 -0400
  ...Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now... >> I have pics of the can filter split open, did that when I replaced it...
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:17:28 -0500
  ...Or they did not use fuel line.That was my addition. However, rubber hose is used on both supply and return at the pump...
• EFI - Caution - dangerous fuel pressure (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Dec 1995 08:58:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...local bearing and racing supply > house for my '76. It cost $25, and has already saved that much in > fuel, as the car ran...
• Re: Buying a Van - Parts in L.A.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:24:23 -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: Fram Gas filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:06:55 -0400
  ...A 7/16" fuel filter should work. You probably have a 3/8" with the clamps just tightened to compensate. With today's moderns...
• Re: Fuel line insulation.
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:04:26 -0800
  ...Fuel line insulation. > Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to the plastic sleeve > the major fuel supply/return lines are covered with...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 18:45:27 -0800
  ...then listen for the fuel pump to run, aand then shut off...before turning key to 'start' ?? I ALWAYS do ...warm or cold. it...
• RE: Replacing rubber filler neck on '77
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Thu, 12 Oct 95 16:33:32 UT
  ...I went to a local hose supply house and got a length of 2.25 inch fuel filler hose. It had thicker walls and...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:49:46 -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...
• highway Dyno
  Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:11:02 -0800
  ...I spliced two wires onto the two injector supply wires at the outlet of the ECU, The heavy white and heavy red and white...
• Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:32:52 -0800
  ...This is mainly because there is no progress! Just to clarify- it's not grounds, air leaks, fuel supply power supply, etc. It starts...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 15:55:01 -1000
  ...the fuel pump is initially energized by the ecu supplying ground to the fuel pump relay. Does your fuel pump run a few seconds...
• Re: Fuel tank question...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:17:30 -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: new fuel (LVC) ...another dead cat
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:55:15 -0600
  ...i'm thinking ignition system, fuel supply, or severe engine damage from when i ran out of coolant last spring (oops). my mechanic (frey...
• More stuff I found.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:17:49 -0600
  ...Drive Engine-Lubrication system Engine-Lubrication System Engine-Cooling System Fuel Supply Fuel Injection, AFC System Exhaust System- Emission Controls Ignition System Manual Transmission...
• Re: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:03:39 -0800
  ...It turned out that the cable for the ECU and Fuel Injection power supply was bad. I would also check the ignition switch first...
• Re: No current at FI injector plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:06:29 -0500
  ...The fuel pump is delivering fuel to the ring. It seems the computer is not signaling to the injectors properly A google search of...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:22:09 -0600
  ...No fuel. I had expected a geyser. The fuel flow test described in the workshop manual (original) suggests that 500 ml of fuel should...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:16:24 -0700
  ...major difficulty in gasoline supply or other products. A major refinery corp stated that with todays pushes for alternative fuels, building more refinery capacity...
• Re: Fuel Shortage in the Soutland UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:16:56 -0700
  ...Our fuel supplies come from the Gulf Coast through the Colonial Pipeline, which was shut down for a few days after the hurricane- don...
• Re: Bluestar =?windows-1252?Q?project=85no_start_yet?=
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 May 2013 17:45:40 -0700
  ...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: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 10:07:13 -0800
  ...fuel tank, all the hoses and grommets and lines and FP I'm gonna assume, unless i have bad fuel, that the fuel supply...
• Fwd: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:45:55 -0500
  ...of fuel to the tank before the fuel level is high enough reach over the top of the hump and supply liquid fuel to...
• Re: Don't let this happen to you!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:02:23 -0700
  ...just strikes me as very low, to supply power for ecu and fuel pump circuits. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:16:25 -0700
  ...Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now... > "RCH"; the finest unit of measure known to man! > > Haven't heard that one in...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Clark, Patrick
  Thu, 10 May 2001 12:18:36 -0700
  ...I went to MSC industrial supply online: http://www.mscdirect.com/ and purchased a clear (mostly flexible) tubing rated in excess of 600 degrees...
• Re: Will not start question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:39:11 -0700
  ...This +12v is also the same +12V > supplying the Fuel pump. Check your pump to see if it is pumping when you are > cranking...