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Re: Sink Water Pump
Historical mailing list - stanwild
Fri, 20 Sep 1996 09:28:18 -0500
...You can use a standard FUEL pump to pump water to your sink, leave the existing water pump in place. Install the new water...
Some Fuel Pump Theory
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:23:51 -0400
...In many other vehicles with similar high pressure pumps, they use TWO pumps: The first is a low pressure transfer pump, which pumps the...
Re: Some Fuel Pump Theory
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:23:32 -0300
So am I safe to assume that if I keep replacing my filter before the pump at "regular" intervals there is likely no advantage...
Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:43:33 -0400
At 06:01 PM 7/25/2007, Don Spence wrote... >Anthony has posted a photo of a disassembled pump. Can someone >explain how this...
Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:14:20 -0500
Pat - the diesel does not have a pump within the fuel tank, only a mechanical pump (1982) in the engine compartment. This pump both...
Re: Camper water pump
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 08:48:44 -0700
Hey jim, I installed a similar type pump in my van, replacing the in tank pump. The one I chose has integral pressure switch...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:06:31 -0700
Bentley says plastic one before pump used only with fuel pump having no filter (after the pump?)?? Previous page shows large metal filter (after...
Re: power steering pump
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:05:16 -0700
> Looks like I need a new power steering pump. > > Anyone rebuilt a dead pump with the bus depot kit? How can I tell if...
Re: Diesel to Gas conversion! Oil Pump Input Shaft Length?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:20:01 -0700
Try installing the diesel oil pump pickup tube on the gas oil pump. Mike Snow Joe Hunt wrote: > On all the conversion sites folks...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:57:38 -0700
...Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish) > Bentley says plastic one before pump used only with fuel pump having no > filter (after the pump?)?? Previous...
Re: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 11 Jul 2016 06:34:02 -0700
The connector behind the air cleaner is the fuel pump power wire from the pump relay to the pump. Up till mid 86 it...
Re: '82 westy, '91 Fox engine, fuel flow problem
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 13:11:53 -0700
...I decided to simulate this by buying a "universal" >| low pressure pump from Pep Boys between the tank and the Golf pump. Isn't...
Re: water tank pump problem
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:02:46 -0600
"My water pump has suddenly stopped working, so no water coming out of my > faucet." Joy, Have you tried accessing the pump by opening...
Re: Oil pumps
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Sun, 3 May 1998 16:59:39 -0700
...Pulled it, put back in the stock pump. > > >Actually, while the type IV pump is different, you >can install a type I > >pump quite...
Re: fuel filter: before, after, indifferent?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:07:23 -0500
At 12:00 AM 3/14/2004, Phillips, Andrew wrote: >The fuel filter is positioned after the pump. A note with the fuel pump...
Re: Oil pumps
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 2 May 1998 17:56:56 -0700
>No, unfortunately the Oil Pump on the Type 4 based engined Vanagons is an >entirely (and expensive) beast. The only company making a heavy...
Re: Need fuel pump in Eureka, CA
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:28:22 -0600
Andree, vans being the mechanical beasts that they are, I supposed you could have a failing pump but I would be very suspect about...
Alternative PS Pump
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:16:40 -0500
The prices of the PS pumps are getting way out of hand and more difficult to find. Hs anyone tried any alternative pumps other...
Re: Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Sat, 6 Apr 2019 18:16:24 -0400
...The filter before the pump can clog and restrict the pump. If this happens a perfect good pump could cavitate and be wrecked which...
Fuel pumps
Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
Fri, 12 May 2006 13:03:39 +0100
Hi folks, Fraid I'm beseiging the list today, but I just got the answer to my fuel pump question. Thanks for your mail...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:41:44 -0700
If you look at the fuel pump relay circuit you may wonder why the fuel pump relay gets power from the #15 terminal of...
oil pump
Historical mailing list - vwghost
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:10:56 -0500
no i listed the oil pump new with part number. I LISTED THE PUMP GAVE A PART NUMBER .I sold Scott the pump.I...
Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:12:00 -0700
...Then no fuel going to pump. Pump is cooled by the fuel. Pump overheats and fails... It's also a rotary style pump and...
Thank your Vendors on the oil pump.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 9 Jun 2001 02:23:20 -0500
I want to tank all the vendors for their assistance in attempting to locate an oil pump for me. I admit I was totaly...
fuel pump doesn't work, or not :-)
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:07:48 -0400
...I checked the filter and there is fuel at the input to the pump. I was going to jumper 12V right to the pump...
Re: water tank pump problem
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:31:22 -0600
"I'll bet that the impeller is either worn, or is off the spindle at the end of pump, or the spindle is just...
Power steering pump installation
Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:35:32 -0700
I have just purchased a rebuilt power steering pump for my '88. The rebuilt unit is studded where it connects to the mounting plate...
Gas Heater Fuel Pump.....
Historical mailing list
Mon, 04 Dec 1995 09:34:23 EST
My fuel pump for the BA-6 system I have (on my '65 deluxe) came with a stuck fuel pump. Apparently it was stuck...
Fuel Pump stays on..
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:27:45 EST
Hey Vanagang, A friends Diesel-to-gas Jetta engine conversion (Digifant 2) has a constant running fuel pump when the key is turned on...
Fuel move pump?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 11:12:23 -0400
Hi folks, Is there a inexpensive pump for moving gas out of a tank and into another? As I have two vanagons and both...
Re: Would you replace your water pump if:
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:51:52 -0700
...Here's the FACTS: - All numbers and facts are indeed for VANAGON water pumps. - The Laso pump is readily available (and quite common) for...
Re: Would you replace your water pump if:
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:02:53 -0700
Not that I am in imminent need of a water pump but this thing have a tendency to deteriorate very quick when they wear...
Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:49:27 -0500
...Can someone > >explain how this pumps fuel? Are the innards immersed in the fuel as > >it transits the pump? what provides the pumping action...
Re: no fuel pump
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:50 -0700
Put the fuel pump relay back and jumper the ECU relay socket instead, pins 87-30. Listen for the pump to run 1-2...
Re: how works the westy sink pump?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:45:25 -0400
Since you talk about a hose feeding the pump, you must have the early style westie with the pump inside the sink closet, at...
Re: Buzzing Fuel Pump, Corn Free Fuel... I lied
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Mar 2016 11:12:56 -0500
The Bosch pump used in our vans is not a turbine pump. It is a roller cell. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...
Re: 2.1 oil pump gasket question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:03:47 -0700
traditionally on oppossed four vw engines........there is a super thin paper gasket to seal the cover to the oil pump. if you are...
Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:22:05 -0700
David Marshall wrote: > I have successfully used VW Rabbit (Fuel Injected) fuel pumps on > Vanagons with no problems which should be common and cheap...
oil pump blueprinting question
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:21:17 -0400
I have my old OE oil pump out and I noticed that the pump outlet port/hole is smaller that the receiving hole in...
Re: Looking for a good used Powersteering Pump for my 88 Wolfsburg
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:46:01 -0500
Robert, Why match a used pump with a new (rebuilt) engine? I had my PS pump go out, and have been the rounds with...
Re: Eurovan Timing Belt/ Waterpump seized!
Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
Mon, 25 Aug 1997 20:17:32 -0800
...BTW, the water pump I got from you, Kyle, still pumping away. Dan Fuller
Tweaking Sink Water Pump (non-submersible)
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Sat, 7 Aug 1999 23:09:12 -0500
I've always been annoyed by the whining noise made by the sink water pump whenever it is turned on so I seized the...
Fuel Pump No Juice
Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:42:04 -0400
Can't seem to figure out why I am not getting power to fuel pump. I hooked 12v up to fuel pump and it...
Re: [vanagon] After market water pumps
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:32:07 EST
...Actually the only pump I have ever had come back as lasting only one year was a VW OE pump. Even the Graff (Italian...
Water supply pumps
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 18 May 2005 11:30:44 -0600
...One of them is the water pumps for the sink. According to the ETKA the US had external pump up thru mid model year...
windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum
Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:56:33 -0800
Was getting the beast (87 wolfsberg weekender)ready for a trip, decided to finally fix the front windshield wiper fluid pump. Easy, right? 1...
Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:35:04 -0400
Most 1.9's have the plastic filter BEFORE the pump, and most 2.1's have the metal canister AFTER the pump. CA...
Re: 88 Westy: Faucet or Water Pump?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 17 May 2005 11:22:25 -0700
--- Chris Paquette <cxp36@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Is there any way to tell whether it's a faulty pump in the water > tank that's...
Re: high volume oil pump for 84 Westy needed
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:00:17 -0600
Why do you think you need a high volume oil pump? The stock volume pumps were engineered for the oil system to provide adequate...
Re: water pump for 76 Westy
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Oct 94 17:12:29 MDT
> David suggests: > >Windshield washer pumps are notorious for corroded connections and the > >setup for the water pump is similar...you might even find a...
Re: Fuel pump stops.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:44:36 -0700
The fuel pump will not run just because the key is switched on. The fuel pump only runs when the ECU tells the fuel...
Re: 82' Diesel 1.6 NA Injector leakage
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 3 Jun 2012 14:45:12 -0600
Hi Frank! Hope the window is still doing good for ya! I had a similar issue on Velma last year! The injection pump has...
Re: how do I test the fuel pump? Who sells fuel pump cheap?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:53:28 -0500
...Plugged up? I think most pumps are replaced prematurely. I had a '85 w/pump noise-in a new pump!The PO had replaced...
Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:10:09 -0500
At 04:59 PM 1/18/2001, Mladen, Zoran wrote: >Yes, unless the relay is faulty...then it pumps no fuel... > >The problem with...
Re: 82' Diesel 1.6 NA Injector leakage
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 3 Jun 2012 16:13:46 -0400
Most likely the booster pump was added due to the main injector pump being shot. Common leak point is the pump haft seal-bushing...
Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:50:47 -0400
>Bentley says plastic one before pump used only with fuel pump having no >filter (after the pump?)?? I believe this reference is to a...
Re: Fuel move pump?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 7 Jun 2022 12:14:21 -0600
Least expensive solution might be to clamp the tank to pump hose on the 84 that You are planning to replace, disconnect the Filter...
oil pump sealants?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:51:18 -0700
What is the proper way to seal up the oil pump upon installation? Both cover to pump, and (more enigmatically to me) pump to...
Re: Well, well well... the fuel pump!
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:41:52 -0800
> I didn't suspect the pump or filter because they were replaced at > about 15K or maybe as much as 20K miles ago. The...
Re: water pump for 76 Westy
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Oct 1994 17:42:09 -0500 (CDT)
David suggests: >Windshield washer pumps are notorious for corroded connections and the >setup for the water pump is similar...you might even find a...