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  • Fuel pump stops.
    Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
    Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:24:21 -0500
    ...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: Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:25:43 -0700
    Actually, that pump is used on some American vehicles such as Ford Escorts. The VW pump is what is what is known as a...
  • Re: Fuel pump issues.
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:25:08 -0400
    I checked the resistance between the negative (ground) therminal on the fuel pump and the negative terminal on the battery and got 0.01ohms...
  • Re: Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:59:09 -0500
    ...A rare situation can exist where the > pump will suck the right mixture of air and fuel causing a "quick" fire in > the pump...
  • Re: Noisy fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:28:38 -0700
    ...Noisy fuel pump It's a trade off. Buy a spare fuel pump or be ready for a tow job and a fuel pump...
  • Re: Would you replace your water pump if:
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:55:37 EDT
    ...If it is an authentic VW pump, I would not change it. If it is an aftermarket pump and you replace it with an...
  • Re: Westy Tap
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 23 May 2022 12:06:02 -0400
    Stumped, Changed my pump, issue was only turned on every now and then. I could feel slight movement when switche at the sure flow...
  • Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
    Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
    Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:30:01 -0500
    Just tried that, and the pump still whined. Is a removed gas cap enough to properly avoid creating a vacuum if the tank is...
  • Re: Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 2 Sep 1997 13:39:03 -0700
    ...We had the same problem with Noisy Fuel Pumps AND pumps locking up. We found the solution; The early vanagon fuel tanks have a...
  • Re: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - BILL
    Tue, 2 Jun 1998 19:48:21 -0600
    ...There is > >only about 20 inches of fuel line between the gas tank and the fuel pump, > >and then about 8 more inches to...
  • Re: 88 Westy: Faucet or Water Pump?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 18 May 2005 00:07:05 -0400
    > Is there any way to tell whether it's a > faulty pump in the water tank that's to > blame, or if it's...
  • Oil pump removal question
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:25:56 -0700
    Can the oil pump on a 2.1 be removed and replaced without removing the water pump crossover pipe and avoiding opening the cooling...
  • Re: Good AND inexpensive tire pump, where to find?
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:44:43 -0800
    At 09:04 PM 11/22/96 -0600, you wrote: >In my own Westy, lowering the pressure is no problem ;-), but >pumping it up...
  • Re: Fuel tank question...
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:56:04 -0400
    On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:53:07 -0700, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >...So I am going to run my fuel pump...
  • Help! Diesel water pump - how to remove %$^%#@!
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 27 Jul 1996 10:08:36 +0000
    This may be different from a Vanagon diesel water pump, but my 85 Jetta TD water pump seems nearly impossible to remove. According to...
  • Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
    Historical mailing list - benoit
    Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:45:11 -0400
    ...Yes, the pump will run without the >engine actually cranking over. > >The pump not turning on when the ignition is switched on is not...
  • Pumps
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Tue, 26 Nov 96 16:58:15 PST
    The bikie folks have dealt with air pumps in great detail. First you need a pump suitable for the task. If you need to...
  • Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:50:53 -0700
    John, 3 pumps all with same noise? The noise really is from the pumps? A whine rather than a groan? alistair On 2011-08...
  • Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:16:38 -0800
    ...The pump is not designed to pump air or fumes, it is designed to pump fuel. Removing the bolt from the fuel rail tee...
  • Re: 85 VANAGON FUEL PUMP
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
    Sun, 11 May 1997 00:34:54 -400
    I bought a new aftermarket fuel pump for my '85 as a-stab-in-the-dark attempt to get it to run. Subsequent to...
  • Re: Proper storage of a used fuel pump?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 30 May 2005 10:41:09 -0500
    The new Bosch fuel pump I bought on ebay several months ago(NOS pump from a Porsche/german car shop in California) had been...
  • Re: fuel pumps
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 8 Apr 1998 14:23:02 -0700
    At 01:24 PM 4/8/98 EDT, Larry in Lincoln wrote: >>Finally pulled the fuel >>pump----direct wired it to a 12 volt...
  • Re: Would you replace your water pump if:
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:49:06 -0700
    It is a Bus Depot German, from the same make of the original, water pump. I will check the shaft play and make a...
  • more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
    Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
    Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:55:17 -0700
    A little bit more info on fuel pump woes after engine swap. So several of you asked for a bit more information on my...
  • Re: Storage/Testing Fuel Pumps
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:30:07 -0700
    ...perhaps run fuel with Stab-ile in it through the pump , then empty the pump. or run diesel through it, them empty it as...
  • 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: Power Steering Pump Rebuild Kits
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
    Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:49:11 EDT
    ...After 5 pumps in 18 mos. I insisted on getting my $ back . Got a good used OEM pump from the parts yard and no...
  • Re: Fuel pump issue
    Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
    Mon, 25 May 2015 16:01:22 -0400
    I put on a new filter...the pump didn't push and fuel into it...I then pulled the new filter, had a helper...
  • New Fuel Pumps for $135 was Re: Used Fuel Pumps
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Jan 2000 22:28:45 EST
    I am having a list sale on new Bosch Fuel Pumps for the Vanagon. These pumps work on all Vanagons plus on all fuel...
  • Re: Adaptor to pump ...
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:04:07 +0000
    ...Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> > Hi List, > I have a pump to pump up a normal radiator but I guess, I would need an...
  • Re: Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:26:34 -0400
    > > I guess the Bosch, Delhpi, Pierburg all have different delivery pressure > and gas volume. > The Bosch pump has free delivery of at least sixty...
  • Note Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:30:27 -0400
    At 04:28 PM 4/21/2010, David Beierl wrote: >The standard pump pulls fuel from the tank very nicely -- it's a >positive...
  • Fuel pumps
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 1 Oct 2004 22:08:57 -0700
    Fellow listees, I have a persistent fuel pump problem. One went out a year or so ago, replaced with proper Bosch. It went out...
  • Re: WTB: Used Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:30:04 EDT
    ...Bronco and similar models used the identical pump. >> That's good to know because every salvaged pump I have seen here in the Northeast...
  • fuel filter befour the pump
    Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
    Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:51:44 EDT
    IM looking at the manual it shows a small filter before the pump. i don't have that did that take out my pump...
  • Re: Power Steering Pump Rebuild - Home Shop
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:21:47 -0400
    ...Power Steering Pump Rebuild - Home Shop Has anyone every rebuilt their own pump.? The price of these pumps is now over $300 in most...
  • shurflo faucet pump priming problem
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:50:19 -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: Engine cutting out
    Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
    Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:34:29 -0500
    ...Wiring to fuel pump. While checking the fuel pump wiring, check the fuel relay. It's located in the dual relay box on the...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Noise
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:36:32 -0600
    ...Sure enough, > when I removed the fuel pump and tapped the pump on a 2 X 4, particles of > rust dislodged from the intake...
  • Re: Noisy fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:40:32 -0400
    Ladies and Gentlemen, On most cars the filter is always after the fuel-pump, why! The pump is inside the tank! It would be...
  • Sorry-- 84 V'gon fuel pump problem and Katy's Caravan
    Historical mailing list - Ray Nemo
    Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:04:17 EST
    ...Fuel pump's real noisy. Replace the thing you say? I thought of that, but seems this pump is made of pure Unobtainium and...
  • Re: losing power
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:19:44 +0100
    Dennis Loftis wrote: > Fuel pump makes a light buzzing sound when i > have been under car while running engine and if i wiggle pump...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
    Historical mailing list - John Philcox
    Sat, 20 Jan 2001 15:02:04 -0500
    ...Do I have another bad pump, or is there something else I should > check? If I do have another bad pump, could something have...
  • Re: Whoa fuel pump is noisy!
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:07:58 -0500
    If you reverse the polarity on the fuel pump and then crank your motor over a few times, so that the pump will run...
  • Re: where does power to the fuel pump come from?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 8 Aug 2007 22:19:05 -0400
    ...The fuel pump and the injectors get the 12 volt form a contact on the fuel pump relay. The relay is controlled by the...
  • 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: Clean Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:06:13 -0500
    Running the pump backwards alarms me, especially if your are using gasoline. Maybe a cleaner that is not flammable. Years ago I disassembled a...
  • 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: I-4 conversion
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Tue, 8 May 2001 01:24:13 EDT
    ...The details are different for CIS, CIS-E and digifant implementations, but all are two pump systems. Use the vanagon pump to supply the...
  • Re: new bearings but no change in oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 15 Jul 2001 01:57:24 -0500
    I just finished a rebuild job on my 1983 2000cc FI Aircooled and just had a heck of a time finding an oil pump...
  • Re: Water pump manufacturers
    Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
    Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:27:07 -0800
    ...I think they only offer rebuilt > water pumps for the Vanagon at this time, at least the 1.9 Liter. > > So the pump arrived...
  • Re: Fuel pump issues.
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:08:05 -0400
    If it's .01 ohms from pump ground to batt ground, it doesn't look like the ground. jump a power wire to the...
  • Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:48:07 -0500
    ...I opened the test port "T" in the fuel lines over the engine, cycled the pump - no fuel, no pump vibration. The pump is...
  • Re: Will a Jetta fuel pump work on a westy?
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Fri, 14 May 1999 19:31:24 -0400
    ...The Jetta's CIS and the Vanagon's Digifart injection use different pressures, and vastly different pumps. List vendors have the correct pump for...
  • Re: Fuel pump getting bad ?
    Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
    Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:18:34 -0700
    ...Fuel pump getting bad ? Hi there, I have noticed over the last few days a steady noise coming from my fuel pump. Seems like...
  • Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:44:38 -0700
    ...Fuel pump test? > > > I think it only pumps when cranking - there's no signal to the pump > > otherwise. It should be pouring out. > > > A...
  • Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:51:59 -0700
    Hi Nirav, � The ECU controls the fuel pump negative ground side.The ignition switch sends 12 volts to the ECU when switched on. You...
  • Re: A Better Quality Sink Pump? ShurFlo? FLAPS Alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:48:46 -0700
    ...A Better Quality Sink Pump? ShurFlo? FLAPS Alternative? > I realize my pump could have been damaged by lack of winterizing, but > it seems the...
  • Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:26:15 -0700
    ...pump and put another hose on there going to a bucket or something, power up the fuel pump ( there are ways to get it...
  • Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:59:14 -0700
    You said your pump is new. So it is not very likely to be bad. If you are not getting fuel at the injectors...