On Apr 8, 2010, at 3:11 PM, craig cowan wrote:

> I've got 20,000 miles on a buzzy fuel pump (NOT an exageration!)
> It's only annoying. Keep on drivin.....

& an even better reason to sound deaden your vanagon!

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-good stereo/speakers, sound deadening, road noise, whistling
roof rack & window wings, who even hears that pesky pump buzzing?

>
> (I'm fixing it soon. Whenever all other projects are out of the
> way....)
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
> BOSTIG in the back
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 4:54 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 4:18 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> OK, after installing a new Bosch fuel pump and filter it's still
>>> buzzing!
>>> I
>>> want to go camping tomorrow, is this buzzing the sound of imminent
>> failure?
>>> What is it?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Bryan,
>>
>> Mine has buzzed since last fall when I installed a fairly new
>> tank.  I've
>> probably driven 3000 miles since then, so failure may not be in your
>> immediate future ;-) Hey, even if your new pump fails, you still
>> have the
>> old one as a spare.
>>
>> I've tried different pumps and am thinking my zip tie mount may
>> be transferring more noise to the body than the original mount.
>> Sure is
>> annoying though.
>>
>> Have fun camping and carry that spare.
>>
>> John Meeks
>>