At 8:16 PM -0230 5/14/99, Bob Norman wrote:
>Here's the story,
>The Fuel pump has died in my '81 Westy.  I happen to have a scrapped '86
>Jetta sitting along side.  will that pump fit my camper?  I don't expect
>a perfect match, but will it work? Would the volume be the same?
>Electric fuel pumps are dear, as you know, and there are very few
>scrapped Vanagons on this island; none in  my neck of the woods.

Yes, it will work.

I've used Vanagon pumps on Jettas and I'm sure it will work the other way.
The pressures are different but that only has to do with the pressure
regulator. The fuel is in a continuous loop so volume is not an issue.

You will find that the Jetta pump is larger, has screw terminals for the
power and a screw on fitting for the outlet. The way I used it on my
Vanagon (with a Jetta engine, before I switched back to a Vanagon pump) is
that I mounted the whole square Jetta pump holder to the frame, and I kept
the accumulator from the Jetta, then I removed the SS line from the barb
fitting on the output of the accumulator and hooked that to the fuel line.
Watch the polarity on the electricals, the pumps have a + and - cast into
the plastic (under the dirt).

BTW, I've also used a Vanagon/Loaf pump on a Subaru. They are all pretty
much the same.

 -Otmar-
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