The round metal filter goes between the fuel pump and the engine.
The white square filter goes between the fuel tank and fuel pump.

I believe that the Vanagons that were sold in Ca have both (the
Westy that we have that came from Ca does), but the non Ca
models have just the metal filter.

Hope this helps,
Howard
hfleming@moosebird.com

On 11 Nov 2000, at 11:44, Seth Bruggeman wrote:

> Hello all--
>
> I'm in the middle of changing the fuel filter on my '84 Westy and have
> hit a stumbling block.  As it stands now, the old filter (a square
> plastic filter installed by the previous owner--like those on my old
> air-cooled vws) is connected between the fuel tank and the fuel pump.
> My repair manual shows a round metal cannister type filter (what I have
> now and am trying to install) between the pump and the engine bay.  So,
> first question, on what side of the fuel pump should the filter be
> installed?  But, this leads to another problem.  If the filter should be
> installed between the tank and the pump, then limited space between the
> tank and the filter require that that short lenght of fuel line make
> some extreme bends.  If the filter should be installed between the pump
> and the engine, then looks like I'll need to move the pump toward the
> tank (there are two empty screw holes that seem intended for just this)
> so as to make room on the other end for the filter. Confusion.  If
> someone can tell me where the filter should be relative to the pump,
> then I can probobly figure out the rest.
>
> Many Thanks,
> Seth Bruggeman
>
>
>
>
>
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99 EuroVan MV - 97 Cabrio - 85 Vanagon - 84 Westy
84 Vanagon GL (spare parts that turned into a project)
1945 Cletrac AG