thanx everyone for the great info. i looked at my fuel filter. the
inlet side was filled, to put it scientificly, with crud,liquid type.
i think it may be to three factors- long time non-use of the bus with
it stored with a mostly empty tank; the fact that the gas tank leaks
like a sieve when filled up (if gas can get out, water can get in, i
imagine), and the torrential downpours el paso has gotten lately.
driving through deep standing water (fording, more like it) has had
to have gotten water into the tank, and now it lives in my fuel
filter :(

hope the fuel filter replacement will be enough, but to be safe, ill
be carrying an extra pump with me on my road trip. any other spares i
should carry?
thanx
nick

--- George Thorburn <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA> wrote:

> Nick,
> This all fits together.
> The big cover between the gas tank and the transmission covers the
> BA6 heater system.  The cover is held in place with a handfull of
> sheet metal screws (8mm head I think).  The cover is only present
> on vans with the gas heater. The cover also hides the fuel pump and
> the fuel filter from view.
> The cover must be removed to service the pump or the filter.  You
> may want to change the filter now because a clogged filter can make
> the pump noisy.  (While you are there you can check out the fuel
> lines that run from the tank to the heater and pump and then back
> to the motor.)
> The big gren knob on the dash is the control for the heater. The
> clock work that engages when you push and turn the knob is what
> sets the heater run time.  (The gas heater will function with the
> van turned off.)  If you turn the knob with out pushing it in you
> set the cut off temperature for the gas heater.
> The smoke stack you see near the transmition is the exhaust for the
> heater.
> Hope this helps,
> George
> '85 Westfalia (with a BA6 heater)
>

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