I've replaced my failing pump with one from JC Whitney a number of years
ago.  It fit right in with no hose connection problems and has worked well
since. Check their online catalogue
(http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=14897&BQ=jcw2) if you are
interested.

Leon

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: Facet's water pump

> At 03:16 PM 6/10/2003, Jay Roth wrote:
> >Anyone know where the Westy's water pump (for the faucet) is? In Bentley,
it
> >appears to be in the lower cabinet below the sink, but in my '87 the
tubing
> >runs behind the Dometic.
>
> Hah, thought this was the Atomic-Four list -- Facet make an electric fuel
> pump for it...
>
> Anyway, it's inside the water tank; wires come through the top of the
> tank.  There's either a floating connector or a terminal strip attached to
> the wall of the "secret" compartment just fwd of the tank, where the
110vac
> stuff is -- make sure you're getting 12v between those terminals when
> faucet switch is on.  If so, pump no doubt died.  The original was made by
> Coleman in Germany and the dealer price ten years ago was $125 -- the
> functional equivalent is available from RV/camping suppliers for $20 or
> less I believe.  Size of a couple 35-mm film cans on end.  A $12
> minimum-size submersible bilge pump will work about as well but you'll
have
> to adapt the hose size; it's meant to pump lots more water but the
> restricted outlet will limit it nicely.
>
> Either type will pump water if hooked up backwards, but not very well --
> they're centrifugal pumps.  Original no doubt has a nice German brown wire
> for ground....  Either type will freeze and burst the pump chamber if you
> let the tank freeze.
>
> If you have the float-type water-level sender, long wand sticking down
into
> the tank, BEWARE -- they are extraordinarily fragile and quite
> expensive.  It is by no means excessive to remove the sender from the tank
> when performing any maintenance at all, including washing out the tank.  A
> slight bend with no visible external effect can pull the internal circuit
> apart due to thoughtless design.  Also, a single drop of water inside may
> ruin the sender -- examine the seals at top closely and reinforce them  to
> an unreasonable degree to prevent this.  Water wicking along the wires
will
> kill you.  Busted ones I may be able to fix for somewhat less than a new
one.
>
>
> If you have the sensor terminals in the tank wall, scrub them with
> ScotchBrite or such whenever you're near them.  Depending on how soft your
> water is, adding half a teaspoon or so of salt to a tankful may make the
> lights more reliable.
>
> david
>
>
>
> >Love, Light & Laughter,
> >Jay
>
> --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>