I keep a spare in the van at all times. I may go ahead and swap out
tomorrow, which will give me a chance to clean this one more thoroughly.

Thanks,

Jim

On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 4:21 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Congrats!  If you don’t already have a spare pump, it wouldn’t hurt to
> order one for your parts stash. They are inexpensive, easy to replace, &
> you don’t want to be out camping & have it die on your watch.  YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ
>
> On Jan 20, 2018, at 5:13 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That did the trick! I found per Neil that there was 12.23 v to ground from
> the faucet switch. Next I pulled the pump from the tank, and saw the small
> tang in the bottom. Turned it--it sounded very gritty. Got a pair of pliers
> and worked it back an forth. It took three tries until it would run, but it
> did. I watched cloudy water come out at the sink. In my opinion, it should
> be running stronger, but it got too dim on that side of the house as the
> sun is setting. I will try to flush it out more in the morning.
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 4:02 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Take the pump out of the tank & turn the impeller by hand to see if it is
>> stuck.  This can also free it up if it is. Do you have water in the tank?
>>
>> On Jan 20, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Well, I don't hear anything.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 2:36 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In tank pump is dead?
>>>
>>> > On Jan 20, 2018, at 3:31 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Today it warmed up a lot so I checked out a few things on my westy
>>> (1983). I discovered that my faucet switch had no effect. I pulled the knob
>>> and shorted the contacts to make sure the switch was closing. No effect.
>>> Measured the voltage between contacts. Zero. The lights in the panel are
>>> working, fuses are all good.
>>> >
>>> > Any recommendations?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Jim
>>>
>>>
>>
>