Another place where the Bentley and reality seem to diverge.  I bought my
California van new in '81 and its always had both the plastic filter before
the pump and the metal one after the pump.
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Tom Young                  tomyoung1@home.com
Lafayette, CA 94549        '81 Vanagon
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From: "Gerald Masar" <azsun99@earthlink.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)

> Bentley says plastic one before pump used only with fuel pump having no
> filter (after the pump?)?? Previous page shows large metal filter (after
the
> pump) as California only, with no filter before the pump. This is the
setup
> on my '90 Westy formerly California van.
> Jerry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 5:54 AM
> Subject: Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
>
>
> > I thought all had a filter before the pump and later models added the
> large
> > metal filter after?  I wouldn't drive without a filter before the
> > pump--pumps are too expensive!  My '85 had only the plastic inlet
filter.
> > I changed it and added the large metal filter.  My '86 had both.
> >                                                         Jay
> >
> >