

| Subject: | Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:21:28 -0500 |
I believe that it is the same thread as the cap to a garden hose. Jim On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Also, does anyone know where I can get a cap for the sink drain (under van > cap). The tether was broken on mine, and I laid it down somewhere and > drove off. Going to paint the new one and the tank drain cap some bright > color (or wrap them with a bright color tape). I don't think I can get a > pvc pipe cap with proper thread pitch. > > ---- Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > > Well, fwiw, my pump is now working. I shorted the connector under the > sink, and the pump still did not run. I lifted the pump from the tank, > spun it by hand, shook it, and put it back in the water. Shorted the > connector again, and the pump came on. So, reconnected the wires, turned > the spigot on, and voila, water flowed. > > > > Now, another question. Wife wants the tank and water lines sanitized. > Who knows (Alistair?) how much chlorine bleach to add to the tank, and how > long to leave it before thoroughly flushing the system? > > > > Also, my water inlet cover (called a hookup by all the vendors, but it > is not really, just a filler inlet) is cracked. Are the "redesigned" ones > from GoWesty better than Delta Six as claimed, or not? > > > > mcneely > > ---- Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > > > Thanks Abel. Yes, the panel lights up when I flip the switch. That > was the first thing I did, before checking the fuse on the pillar behind > the driver's seat. So that tells me that the tank level senser (such as it > is, I did learn that the middle lamp lights between a quarter full and > three quarter's full, so not a great indicator of water level) is working. > Well, I'd better get to it, that's only one of many little jobs today (why > do the little jobs always turn out to be big jobs when I do them?). > > > > > > mcneely > > > > > > ---- Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > well if theres water in the tank... take out the flase loor in the > flat > > > > cabinet giving you access to the wires attached to the tank. put your > > > > faucet in the ON position and then go in the tank area and make sure > all of > > > > the connections are good. if the faucet starts to run when you move a > > > > wire/connection then that was the culprit. > > > > > > > > I had a problem with my faucet not working and i thought it was the > stock > > > > faucet going out so i replaced it. still didnt fix the problem. I > finlly > > > > figured out it was a bad ground connection on my Aux battery system. > > > > > > > > Heres my write up on my issue. > > > > http://dasmotoclub.com/vanagon-wiring-gremlin/ > > > > > > > > In my situation the galley light or level indicator panel wouldnt > turn on > > > > either. see if yours turn on. if they do then the problem is > isolated to > > > > the faucet/tank. if the dont turn on then the problem is bigger than > just > > > > the faucet. it could be a simple ground for the whole system. > > > > > > > > anyways.. hope this helps > > > > Abel. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Whoa, revelation moment here, maybe. So, if what you all say is > true, and > > > > > if the whatever sensor that detects whether there's water in the > tank is > > > > > defective, your pump won't work? Have people had this happen? My > pump > > > > > doesn't run, there's water in the tank, but I haven't had a chance > to get > > > > > in there with a meter and troubleshoot it. My sense, from the > list, is that > > > > > it's usually the faucet switch itself that goes bad. This makes > sense to me > > > > > as it gets lots of use. > > > > > > > > > > Marc Perdue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Abel Longoria < > houstonphotog@gmail.com > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > That's true I noticed this on my 87 after about an hour of head > > > > > scratching > > > > > > and troubleshooting . Added water then it worked. > > > > > > On Apr 24, 2014 10:14 PM, "Alistair Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something in back of my mind makes me think the later westies > had a > > > > > > > interrupt that prevented pump from working when tank is dry. > Or am I > > > > > just > > > > > > > imagining that? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alistair > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 24, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I replaced the water line between tank and sink in my > camper. Now > > > > > the > > > > > > > faucet (actually the pump) does not work. I have checked the > fuse and > > > > > > all > > > > > > > connections. Everything seems tight, and the fuse is good. > What did I > > > > > > do, > > > > > > > or more importantly, what do I need to do to find out what is > wrong? I > > > > > > do > > > > > > > not have a circuit diagram. Everything worked before, except > the water > > > > > > > line was full of crud. Now it is clean, but water won't flow. > I > > > > > suppose > > > > > > > it is just a matter of using a multimeter and finding any > broken path. > > > > > > > Lots of wires and connectors it seems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mcneely > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > David McNeely > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > -- > David McNeely >
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