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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