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Subject:Re: 86 Westfalia Faucet
From:Joe Novak
Date:Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:50:14 -0700

At the pump wire connections, under the rear side storage compartment.

On 19 October 2014 15:36, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:

> "I'm only measuring 3.5 volts when i flip the faucet on."
>
> Where you measuring that 3.5 volts at?
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
>
> On 10/19/2014 03:31 PM, Joe Novak wrote:
>
>> Afternoon all,
>> I've been digging deeper into a problem i wrote about about a month ago.
>> My faucet has lost its get up and go...
>>
>> After dismantling the Shru-flo, making sure that the values and all tubing
>> were free of restrictions and checking the wiring for defects, I made the
>> jump and bought a new submersible pump which i installed last week. Still
>> no flo...
>>
>> I can hear that the pump is trying to do something - there's a faint hum
>> coming from the tank
>> when i turn on the faucet.
>>
>> I have a gowesty auxillary battery kit mounted behind the driver seat and
>> i
>> can hear a distinctive "clunk" coming from the isolator when i turn on the
>> faucet. I dont recall this clunk before I started having problems with the
>> water.
>>
>> I assume that the amount of power required to run the pump is the 12v.
>> I'm only measuring 3.5 volts when i flip the faucet on.
>>
>> Any opinions on whether i need a new 2nd battery relay (the original to
>> the
>> van as far as i know) or has the isolator gone bad? both?
>>
>> thanks!
>> jvk
>>
>>