Thanks to all that responded.  Fuel pressure was dwindling day by day after
I made a better ground connection.   Hit the ignition switch and a whopping
14# showed up on the gauge and that's prolly residual pressure from the
night before.  That $250 non bosch rebuilt fuel pump(don't break down in
Omaha!!!) is apparently locked up(although I will do the Jim Fritz
roto-rooter job on it before spending big bucks on a REAL pump.  Prolly
replace the regulator too.  What's money when it comes to fixing your
Vanagon?
FriAt 11:31 AM 11/24/2004, Craig Oda wrote:
>Max,
>You got the VDO sending unit grounded to the block, right?
>
>The pressure should be 29psi, steady and 36psi when you disconnect the
>vacuum hose.
>
>
>The fuel pressure regulator is like $75.  I just replaced mine.
>Similar symptoms as you.  Ultimately, the regulator died on a busy
>highway in the middle of the night during the rain.  Pressure shot up
>to 60psi, which caused a fuel hose under the van (the one that
>conne