sounds pretty dead to me.

some tricks...
one, when it's energized with 12 volts...just bang on the pump ..
hit it lightly, say with a small hammer or  a rubber hammer.
sometimes that will make a stuck electric motor go one more time.

I would at least check the fuel filter btw ..
and another trick I have read about it to operate it with reverse polarity
briefly ..
that might do something.

I like those Carats. ~ !
I have a Silver  87 Wolfsburg ............first version of what became the
Carat.
I want to do more to it, but it's for sale btw.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 9:48 AM
Subject: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)

>  I'm trying to resurrect my long dormant Carat which sat for 10 years
> or there abouts. After working with the engine a bit, turned it over
> with the battery/starter and got oil pressure. Got good spark at all
> plugs. BUT - no fuel to the engine. In checking the pump, when the
> switch is turned on, I can hear a slight bump, and feel a thump, and
> that is it.  I suppose that after sitting 10 years it's locked up. Even
> with the fuel line plugged, I would to expect to feel the vibration of
> the pump motor running. I opened the test port "T" in the fuel lines
> over the engine, cycled the pump - no fuel, no pump vibration.  The pump
> is apparently not running.
>
> Question:  Can the pump be repaired and resurrected, or is dead, dead in
> this case?
>
> Would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> --
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com