I've been having intermittent problems trying to start my vanagon - it
would crank and never turn over.  Over the past couple of days, I've
noticed a thhhhhhh-zit-thhhhhhh-zit-zit-thhhhhh sound from the fuel
pump.  Today, I was sitting at a light and my westy died.  After sitting
at the intersection a few minutes trying to crank her up, a cop came by
and said I needed to get my van out of the road.  He called a wrecker
who towed the van about 100 yards to a parking lot (and in the process,
majorly bent my bumper...).  When I turn the ignition so all the dash
lights come on, I no longer hear the wierd fuel pump sound (and nothing
at all)....should I be able to hear the fuel pump at this point?  Like a
hum?  If I need to replace the fuel pump - who's the fastest out there
that can get me one?  I'm stranded and this is just another exciting
episode in my road-trip that should never have been!
Thanks for any help,
Alan "negative karma" Watts