Maybe...but on my '85 1.9 Vanagon it ALWAYS did 2 primes when ignition switch was turned on.  Now I have a Subie 2.2 motor and computer.....and now it's only 1 prime.  So methinks depends on the year, and thus computer.

Rich
San Diego....but now in exquisite Utah headed to Eclipse!

      From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
 Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 5:13 PM
 Subject: Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
   
I'll second that. Double priming is a classic sign of a bad ignition switch.  It's breaking contact intermittently when you turn the key to "start." They are cheap, so order two and carry a spare, shipping will be about the same. http://www.van-cafe.com/page_428_145/ignition-switch-electrical-portion 

Stuart

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On http://www.van-cafe.com/page_428_145/ignition-switch-electrical-portion Behalf Of Neil N
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 4:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?

Ah ok. I misunderstood. So when key turned to ignition on (dash lights on), the fuel pump primes twice in a row? If so, swapping in a known good ignition switch is easy to do for testing purposes.

On 8/17/17, Michael A. Radtke <wa7zpu@5by9.net> wrote:
> Neil N,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> What I was concerned with was the double running of the fuel pump.  I 
> don't recall it doing that before, but it just may be my lack of 
> attention.  I was considering that that might be a clue to the problem.
>

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