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  • Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
    Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
    Wed, 17 May 2000 04:21:11 -0400
    ...Refrigerator air supply mod > Has anyone performed the two refrigerator > air supply modifications shown in Bentley? > One involves drilling out the air pump and...
  • Re: good new fuel tank source?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:41:53 -0400
    ...I can see the pump spray air bubbles around the white plastic pre-pump filter, can hear the air bubbles pass through the pump...
  • Refrigerator air supply mod
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Howard
    Tue, 16 May 2000 22:55:16 -0400
    Has anyone performed the two refrigerator air supply modifications shown in Bentley? One involves drilling out the air pump and the other is getting...
  • Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 16 May 2000 22:26:02 -0700
    ...Refrigerator air supply mod > Has anyone performed the two refrigerator > air supply modifications shown in Bentley? > One involves drilling out the air pump and...
  • Re: good new fuel tank source?
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:56:29 -0500
    ...I can see the pump > spray air bubbles around the white plastic pre-pump filter, can hear the > air bubbles pass through the pump...
  • Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Tue, 16 May 2000 23:14:15 -0700
    ...anyone performed the two refrigerator > air supply modifications shown in Bentley? > One involves drilling out the air pump and > the other is getting a...
  • Fw: Fridge assistance requested
    Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
    Thu, 26 Jul 2001 23:09:27 -0500
    ...I did the air pump mod last fall....it didn't help one bit. I knew there was a problem in supplying the flame...
  • Fuel tank question...
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:53:07 -0700
    ...When I took the supply line from the tank to the pump off before I put the compressed air (50psi) backwards into the fuel...
  • Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Wed, 17 May 2000 12:04:18 -0700
    ...Refrigerator air supply mod > Has anyone performed the two refrigerator > air supply modifications shown in Bentley? > One involves drilling out the air pump and...
  • Re: "Flit gun"
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:08:55 -0700
    ...And available at hardware and garden supply >stores. > >-Bob > The one I have now is also charged with the air compressor after you fill...
  • Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:16:38 -0800
    ...and supply liquid fuel to the pump. The pump is not designed to pump air or fumes, it is designed to pump fuel. Removing...
  • Re: 1981 Questions
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:59:38 EST
    ...OE pumps for Air Cooled Vanagon Engines available too, however for $350. Just mentioning this as this should be an on going supply if...
  • Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:21:10 -0700
    ...Is the fuel pump energized by the ECU supplying ground to it, to energize it ? ( like waterboxer vanagons have, and like subaru's have...
  • Re: RE : Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felix
    Wed, 07 Aug 1996 14:02:31 -0600
    ...He checked the output pressure of the fuel pump (fine at 90psi), and confirmed my suspicions of air in the fuel supply line. He...
  • 84 Fuel Pump (was stranded in LA..)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 Jun 1996 10:51:10 -0700
    ...In fact if I look at the fuel filter I can see air bubles inside of it on the pump side. Is this normal...
  • How To Get Fridge Lit (& Delorme Mapping Software)
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Tue, 19 Jun 2001 12:44:08 -0400
    ...More recently I have been experimenting with 12 volt air pumps such as are sold at supply stores such as REI for inflating rafts...
  • Re: power to the fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:32:13 -0400
    ...88c and 88d are connected together and supply the +12v for the aux air regulator and fuel pump. The relay coil is connected only...
  • Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 2 May 2005 09:33:28 -0700
    ...supply pipe. You need to hold down the fridge safety button for a few minutes to purge the air. Then pump the air pump...
  • Re: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:35:51 -0700
    ...pump, 12v opens the fuel supply. > 2) Proposed test procedure: engine mated to diesel vanagon > bellhousing, and/or Rabbitt tranny & starter, 12V, fuel > supply...
  • Stranded
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:01:30 -0800
    ...and supply liquid fuel to the pump. The pump is not > designed to pump air or fumes, it is designed to pump fuel. > > Removing...
  • Re: Power supply, Pump, Potable water
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:30:42 -0700
    ...are two leads (black & > yellow) connected to the water pump. They're not supplying any power > presently. Does anyone have any idea where they...
  • Re: intermittent fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:22:21 -0700
    ...weak spot. Air Flow Meter is a prime example. but I'd just supply my own juice to the fuel pump for a test...
  • Re: Fridge assistance requested
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
    Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:14:44 -0400
    ...air pump mod last fall....it didn't help one bit. I > knew there was a > problem in supplying the flame with fresh air...
  • Re: How To Get a Fridge Lit
    Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
    Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:11:29 -0400
    ...More recently I have been experimenting with 12 volt air > pumps such as are sold at supply stores such as REI for inflating rafts...
  • Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:44:37 -0700
    ...The T down low is the supply line from the fuel pump, out to each head. Then lines back from each head come to...
  • oh fridge guru
    Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
    Tue, 16 Jul 2002 22:41:08 -0600
    ...Usually I've been able to overcome it by pumping the normal air pump for a couple of minutes, to keep oxygen in the...
  • Bentley Dometic fridge air pump mod - anybody tried it?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
    Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:23:56 -0700
    ...the fridge air supply modification that is documented in the Bentley manual. This mod basically involves beefing up the fridge air pump with some...
  • Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:28:16 -0400
    ...Does your mechanic know that the pump has to supply at least 50 psi working pressure? The standard pump pulls fuel from the tank...
  • Re: intermittent fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
    Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:58:10 -0400
    ...Air Flow Meter is a prime example. > > but I'd just supply my own juice to the fuel pump for a test, to see...
  • Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Mon, 9 Dec 2002 00:32:19 EST
    ...Then the attendant cylinder becomes merely an air pump. This leans the exhaust to the point that the control system tries to compensate with...
  • Genuine VW Oil Pumps
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:33:56 -0500
    ...Your wish is my command. :-) I have a small supply (maybe 10) of Genuine Volkswagen oil pumps for aircooled bus/Vanagon, which I am...
  • Re: Diesel questions
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:24:55 -0700
    ...Once diesel comes out the end, the supply loop and the injection pump are filled and bled of air. Reconnect hose and start. When...
  • Re: Fuel tank question...
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:27:54 -0700
    ...When I took the supply line from the tank to the pump off before I put the compressed air (50psi) backwards into the fuel...
  • Re: Bentley Dometic fridge air pump mod - anybody tried it?
    Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
    Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:58:06 -0700
    ...the fridge air supply > modification that is documented in the Bentley manual. This mod basically > involves beefing up the fridge air pump with some...
  • Cruise control progress
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 06 Jan 1997 15:03:00 -0500 (EST)
    ...At a minimum, the power supply to the pump could be in series with the power supply to the servo--kill both with one...
  • Fridge again....
    Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
    Sun, 5 Oct 2008 13:45:29 -0600
    ...Try wildly pumping the air supply pump at least 30 times before pressing the button that supplies LP gas to the refrigerator. This will...
  • '85 Vanagon Automatic Rough Idle
    Historical mailing list - MMunn
    Thu, 2 Jan 2003 20:26:48 -0800
    ...know little about fuel supply. By the way ..... just replaced air filter, plugs/wires, fuel filter and fuel pump. Matthew Vancouver CANADA Go Canucks
  • Re: Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
    Thu, 18 May 2000 23:56:47 -0700
    ...At a minimum, the power supply to the pump could be in series with the power supply to the servo--kill both with one...
  • Re: Calling Aux Battery / Wiring Experts...82 Air cooled Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:59:57 -0700
    Hopefully you've checked the connections at pump, and connectors under sink area. If so.... In my 81' air cooled, I installed a relay...
  • Re: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:56:03 -0700
    ...Gasoline is 'pumped' using electric pumps. The air is supplied (was supplied in my case) by a 10hp two stage air compressor. Said air...
  • Re: Power Brake Bleeding
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:33:10 EST
    ...Even if you have to buy one, they are cheap as long as you get it from an industrial supply vendor and not a...
  • Re: Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Sat, 6 Apr 2019 15:15:28 -0700
    ...fuel supply problems have usually been traced to chunks of rust plugging the in-tank screen which then results in the fuel pump being...
  • Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:19:20 -0700
    ...It's labelled a "power supply" relay. I understand it supplies power to the ECU. But you've raised a good question. Does an...
  • Re: Bentley Dometic fridge air pump mod - anybody tried it?
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Tue, 27 Apr 1999 13:17:13 -0400
    ...the fridge air supply > > modification that is documented in the Bentley manual. This mod basically > > involves beefing up the fridge air pump with some...
  • Re: Fridge again....
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:14:45 -0500
    ...Try wildly pumping the air supply pump at least 30 times before > pressing > the button that supplies LP gas to the refrigerator. This will...
  • Re: Fuel tank question...
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:03:49 -0700
    ...When I took the supply line from the tank to the > pump off before I put the compressed air (50psi) backwards into the fuel...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:16:24 -0700
    Kurt, what you describe as a fuel supply problem as the reason for your engine stalling , may not be the fuel pump at all...
  • Re: help , video to help diagnose my Westphalia air cool 1993 problem.
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:59:38 -0700
    ...would it be a bad idea if Christophe wired up a test switch to connect battery positive post to fuel pump positive? Supply a...
  • Fwd: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:45:55 -0500
    ...and supply liquid fuel to the pump. The pump is not designed to pump air or fumes, it is designed to pump fuel. Removing...
  • Re: Fuel tank question...
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:16:05 -0700
    ...When I took the supply line from the tank to the > pump off before I put the compressed air (50psi) backwards into the fuel...
  • "air inlet hose" part #? how much fuel hose?
    Historical mailing list - prb
    Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:56:13 -0800
    My 85GL 1.9L needs a new "air inlet hose". I'm not seeing this part on the usual supply websites. I got the...
  • Re: air springs ... what exactly do they do.
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Mon, 29 May 2006 05:30:19 -0700
    Can anyone please supply a reference for air shocks? I can't even get my syncro in my garage...I'm short about three...
  • good new fuel tank source?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:30:17 -0400
    ...making the fuel pump cavitate, aerating the fuel, and making the pump intermittently noisy. I could hear and feel the air pass through the...
  • Re: Auxiliary Heater (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - John Pinkham
    Thu, 21 Apr 94 10:00:56 EDT
    ...The condenser which normally rejects heat to the outside air would in this case cool it. One problem is that heat pumps lose efficiency...
  • Re: Bentley Dometic fridge air pump mod - anybody tried it?
    Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
    Tue, 27 Apr 1999 18:39:07 -0700
    ...the fridge air supply > > > modification that is documented in the Bentley manual. This mod > basically > > > involves beefing up the fridge air pump with some...
  • Re: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?
    Historical mailing list - Chuck & Lillian
    Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:18:53 -0700
    ...So some "free" air is freer than other "free" air. Perhaps this was their way of supplying some "free" air, but not enough to...
  • Re: Purge the cooling system, NO VENT IT!
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:14:10 EST
    ...air being burped into the atmosphere through the pressure cap; jacking up the front end; jacking up the rear end; hooking up pumps; etc...
  • Re: Fridge again....
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 5 Oct 2008 17:33:59 -0400
    ...Try wildly pumping the air supply pump at least 30 times before > pressing > the button that supplies LP gas to the refrigerator. This will...
  • Re: Winterizing the water system
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Sun, 16 Oct 2016 09:36:50 -0400
    ...water tank/supply network freeze solid, & unfrozen it w/ a heater in the westy during winter & not had any problems. The pump did fail...
  • Re: Fuel pressure too high
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:31:49 -0800
    ...I was > able to blow air through that hose though with some resistance. Not sure > whether this is related to my fuel supply problems...