Jon -

The Fuel Pump installed on 75-79 FI Beetles, 75-79 Breadloaves and 80-91
Vanagons are all the same pump, OE VW 251-906-091.  Two different
manufacturers are available - Bosch and Pierburg (I run a Pierburg on
mine).  Don't know where the Bosch is made at this moment (Germany,
Spain, Brazil, who knows?), but the Pierburg is made in Germany.

Pierburg Price is currently $182.58 and the Bosch is $175.00.  Rebuilts
are probably available in the $100 range (exch), give or take $20.

I like the Pierburg because it is incased in rubber and helps deaden the
noise a bit.  Another Pierburg difference is that it uses "ring-type"
terminals instead of push-ons like the Bosch, but it comes with the
terminals and new "weather" boots for this type.

Jim Thompson
Sherwood Automotive * The Old Volks Home
http://www.c-zone.net/jim96003/oldvolks.htm
oldvolkshome1@juno.com (916) 221-5342
84 Westy 2.1 * 62 Beetle Sedan * 90 Fox Wagon

On Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:10:46 -0500 Jon Christensen <vvwca@PRIMENET.COM>
writes:
>Hi All,
>
>What are the differences between an 82 air-cooled Vanagon fuel pump
>and an
>87 watercooled Vanagon fuel pump?  Is there any others that are
>interchangable?
>
>Jon Christensen        /V\      Membership Coordinator for the
>~Certified VW Nut      \W/        Vintage VW Club of America
>Vvwca@primenet.com             http://www.concentric.net/~vvwca
>