Leo,

  On my 85 Westy, the fuel filter is visable from under the van. There is
only about 20 inches of fuel line between the gas tank and the fuel pump,
and then about 8 more inches to the fuel filter. There is no cover on either
the pump or the filter. If you turn on the ignition switch, you should be
able to hear the fuel pump and that may hep you find it and the filter.

         TOP VIEW
     +-------------+
     |    spare    |  front pasanger side
     |    tire     |
    | |  +-----+  | |
    | |  | gas |  | |
     |   | tank|   |
     |   +-----+   |
     |    |   |    |   return hose is on drivers side
     |    |   +--+ |   supply hose is on passenger side
     |    |      | %
     |    |      # %  fuel pump           The percent signs "%"
     |    |      | %                      mark the position of the door
     |    |      # %  fuel filter
     |    |      | %

          CROSS SECTION
  +---+ +---------------+ +---+
  |   +-+             # +-+   |

If you look at a cross section, the fuel pump and filter are mounted
to the floor beam that runs from front to back about 1 foot in from
the side of the van. They are mounted on the inside of the beam as
the picture above shows.

Bob
85 westy

> Date:    Mon, 1 Jun 1998 23:32:17 -0400
> From:    Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM>
> Subject: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
>
>
> Thanks to all who replied re fuel filter replacement. Most told me to
> look under the van, passenger side near sliding door and that "it should
> be hanging there". I did find a number of lines and tubes that disappear
> behind protective plates. Behind which should I look for the fuel
> filter? Do I have to remove one/all of these plates? Which one(s)?
>
> Thanks Leo