The fuel pump seemed kind of noisy when I bought my
'85 westfalia.  I had the filters replaced first, but
the noise (kind of a loud buzzing from the pump
vicinity) persisted.  As the pump looked like it could
be 21 years old I ordered a new Bosch from Bus Depot
and had it installed.  The noise has remained exactly
the same, as near as I can tell.  It will sometimes
subside at idle and is least likely to happen right
upon startup, but is otherwise pretty constant.

I don't really mind apparently having replaced the
pump prematurely as it was old, but what else should I
be looking for?  The mechanic who did the work seemed
pretty unconcerned about it and said "lots of vanagons
sound like that".  Do they? Do I need to worry about
gunk in the line making the pump work harder, or is
there something else that could be making the noise?
I've never actaully heard one go bad (and don't have
much experience with other vanagons) so I don't really
know what's "normal".

The van runs great and gets reasonable mpg for an AT.
The new pump's been in for about 300 miles or so.

Thanks in advance for ay info!
Curt

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