Are you referring to the filter that Bentley shows
sitting between the gas tank and the pump ? My Vanagon
has what Bentley calls the "California" setup, a large
cylindrical filter after the pump and that has been replaced.
   I am curious about the filter placement, intuitively
I'd want the filter before the pump and I'll probably add
one there.

   Ultimately paranoia prevailed, I decided to replace both
the pressure regulator and the pump. They both looked to be
original and I got a decent price from a local shop. The fuel
pump was full of crap when I pulled it, so I will be adding
the filter between the gas tank and the pump.

   Thanks for all the suggestions.

Tim Ness

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth D Lewis [mailto:kdlewis@juno.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 6:10 PM
> To: tim.ness@WCOM.COM
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
>
>
> Tim;
>       Did you open up the square, plastic filter to see if it was
> stopped up?
>
> Good Luck and Drive Safely
> Ken Lewis
> 86 Transporter Crew Cab , 60 356 Coupe
> http://NekSiwel.20m.com/
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:03:38 -0400 Tim Ness <tim.ness@WCOM.COM> writes:
> >    Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the
> > fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the
> > fuel pump. My Westy has the large round canister
> > type between the fuel pump and the engine. I replaced
> > the filter as well as suspect short sections of fuel
> > line. A test drive found that the sound was still there.
> >    The sound isn't there when pump first turns on
> > nor when the engine is first started and idling. However
> > after a short drive it starts up again. The sound is more
> > like a buzzing than a whine, in fact if you get next to
> > the pump while the engine is idling, it sounds like a bunch
> > of angry hornets.
> >     Any other suggestions besides pump replacement ?
> >
> >  Tim Ness
> >  87 Westy "Chunky Girl"
>
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