If you do have a filter after the pump, make absolutely sure it's of the
metal variety.

The P.O. on my last Vanagon had installed a little square plastic one, after
the pump, which burst at the seams from the pressure and sent said
pressurized gasoline shooting out everywhere underneath while I was at a
stoplight with my wife and new baby daughter riding along.

Thank goodness the girl next to me rolled down her window and said, "hey,
uh, there's something shooting out from underneath your van and it smells
like gas!!

Thankfully I was able to pull over, get them out of the car, and get a pan
under there.   Nothing caught on fire..

Joe T.

>From: Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
>Reply-To: Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:25:09 -0800
>
>That's just dumb engineering!! Why would you filter AFTER the pump? Need to
>sell more pumps:?? :-) Christ, is my 77 Westy the same too??? I better get
>under there! Time to quit being lazy and having the shop do it!
>Courtney
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 8:01 PM
>Subject: Re: fuel pump fuel filter
>
>
>>That's the "correct" configuration Mike, if it's the big metal can, though
>>many of us have added the small pre-pump filter as well.
>>
>>On 1/18/07, Mike Stainbrook <mike90260@peoplepc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi All-another silly Question: my 85 has the fuel filter installed after
>>>the fuel pump (down stream) is this for real? the brackets only allow
>>>this
>>>config,but there is evidence of mods,the clamps changed,strange hose
>>>coulpings..Should I change to filter then pump? per Bently sketch? Mike
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Jake
>>1984 Vanagon GL
>>1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>www.crescentbeachguitar.com

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