My suggestion is to hot wire the fuel pump, or jumper the relay, to make it
run 'no matter what'  to see if it will run at all.
It the pump runs, try to start the van.  
if the van runs, then you know to work on the fuel pump circuit.  ( ecu
supplies ground to the f. pump relay for that first 10 second,
key-just-turned-on hum.  It's good to always listen for the pump running
before you turn the key to 'start.' 

If the fuel pump doesn't run when you hot wire it or jumper the relay try
tapping on it or shaking it to see if it'll go 'more time.'
If it does that -  it's for sure a tired/dead pump.
If it's stone dead, and you are super sure you're getting both voltage and
ground to it , then it's dead.
You could also at least eyeball the pump visually, to see if a wire fell off
or whatever.
I use Bosch fuel pumps only.
Hope you find it !  and it's a 'clean' repair - that that's what it needed,
and it's fixed for good in that department !
Scott
www.turbovans.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Stephen Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night

Hi volks,

The van abruptly stopped running tonight, fortunately only 4 blocks
from home (this is where teenage boys come in handy, or my better
part would have had to abandon it by the roadside).  Has gas, has
lights, it cranks, but as soon as I got in and turned on the ignition
I noticed NO SOUND coming from the fuel pump.  It has 178,000 miles
on it, the pump looks suspiciously pretty like it probably is not the
original.  The filter was new about a year ago.

Does the list recommend any tests before I simply order up another
fuel pump?

And while I'm at it, any advice on which brand of pump to get?

Steve, in Chicago, 91 GL with '95 Subie 2.2 installed.