I forgot to mention this in my earlier post.  After my
pump failed I removed it and temporarily replaced it
with my spare (with a new pre-filter!) so I could
drive the van a little.  When I removed the fuel line
from the pump is when I discovered the sludge.

I also discovered something else.  I had a pan laid
out to catch the gas from the tank until I could plug
the line.  Much to my surprise after the initial spurt
from the line the flow stopped.  I even removed the
line from the tank completely to splice in the new
prefilter and gas did not so much as drip out of the
tank.  Is this normal, or just more evidence of a big
sludge deposit at the bottom of the tank?  I expected
a constant stream until I could plug the line.

The van is running ok with the old pump and prefilter
at the moment (not driving it much though until I get
the new tank in).

Thanks again.
Curt
'85 Westy (now known as the "Problematic")

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