hey, I've got TWO filters before my pump. No cavitation issues that I've
noticed. Engine runs fine.
I change the transparent filter every oil change or sooner if it's looking
mucky.

My comments-- get a new tank, install an extra filter. Works for me.
Bill M

On 10/18/06, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> There's a lot about this in the archives... D. Haynes warns that you risk
> pump starvation/damage and vapor lock (iirc) if you let the pre-filter get
> too clogged, but several listees do this apparently without problems. If
> you
> put one in you should treat it as a maintenance item- change it out every
> time you rotate your tires or change your brake fluid or whatever works
> for
> you. In other words don't let it get choked up.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you
> do?
>
>
> > Greg -
> >
> > I agree - this never made sense to me either. Is there any reason why
> > someone couldn't replace the filter before the pump? I have even hear of
> > people who put a filter before and after.
> >
> >
> > On 10/18/06, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Volks,
> >>
> >> This sort of thing is exactly why I question the wisdom of VW's
> >> migration of the Vanagon fuel filter to place it BEHIND the fuel pump.
> >>
> >> A filter before this pump would have saved it. Damaging fuel
> >> contaminants can indeed be smaller than the outlet screen on the tank.
> >>
> >> Happy Trails,
> >>
> >> Greg Potts
> >> 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> >> www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
> >> www.busesofthecorn.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 18-Oct-06, at 2:11 AM, Curt Newsome wrote:
> >>
> >> > Thanks to all who responded to my earlier post about
> >> > my noisy fuel pump. The story is not over but I'm
> >> > getting close.
> >> >
> >> > To make a long story short my fuel pump was noisy and
> >> > eventually failed completely because it got plugged up
> >> > with a fine rust colored silt from my just "cleaned"
> >> > tank.  While the ruined pump is apparently my problem
> >> > (shop taking no responsibility for this), they have
> >> > offered to re-remove the tank and send it back to
> >> > Seatle Radiator to be re-cleaned.
> >> >
> >> > I'm wondering if I should just replace the tank - I
> >> > guess I'm just skeptical of anyone's ability to really
> >> > clean out the old one and am pretty sick of dealing
> >> > with this.  And i really don't want to ruin anohter
> >> > fuel pump (this one was new in June!).
> >> >
> >> > The guy at Seattle Radiator seemed pretty baffled that
> >> > a tank he had just cleaned could have had gunk in it
> >> > and claimed that they had never had a problem before,
> >> > but was more than willing to redo the work (more than
> >> > I can say for my soon-to-be-former VW mechanic).  Any
> >> > opinion on which route to take?  While it would be
> >> > cheaper to let them re-clean, the last thing I want is
> >> > any more trouble out of this - ever.
> >> >
> >> > What would you do? Any advice on backyard Seattle
> >> > mechanics who could install a new tank cheerfully
> >> > accepted!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your help!
> >> >
> >> > Curt Newsome
> >> > '85 Westy
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
> > 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
> > 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurected in the near future)
>