The most common problem, is junk in the fuel, clogging the fuel filter.
Pull the small fuel filter, replace... if the noise goes away, then drain
the fuel tank and refill with fresh fuel.
Bad/dirty fuel can be pumped in very easily.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Geneva Saint-Amour
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Gas tank- fuel pump

Hey all-  remember I asked about a noisy fuel pump. Well, it did not stay
quiet for long. It is pretty noisy but was running fine. Now we are within
range of our own garage and it is acting up. We are in a 1985 2wd. We have a
6 year old tank, a 2 year old fuel pump, a post-pump filter, 7mm nipple
tank. Missing, running rough, etc. Questions-

1. What does a dying fuel pump do?
2. How long does a fuel tank last before needing cleaning or replacement?
3.  Is it worth changing to the 12mm nipple tank instead of the 7mm we have?

Parts are ordered and ready. We can roll her into Clarkdale. It will be good
to visit friends and family for a bit. But we don't want to spend more than
we need to in order to get reliably back on the road.

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