Nathan, I just went through this and I actually still have a "humming" in the back... I had a buz coming from the pump. Van had 159K on it at the time. I had the exact same concerns as you and dropped the $160.00 for a brand new Bosch (not remanufactured) pump. Put it in and guess what, started to buzz about 3 days after I put it in. I do believe that it actually is the way the pump is mounted, not the pump it self. I will be putting (as soon as it warms up around here) a rubber band (from an old bike tire tube) around the pump to stop the humming between the metal can of the pump and the metal bracket. I will let you know what happens... Richard and Annemarie 85 GL "Buba"
>From: Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: fuel pump noise >Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 22:53:08 -0600 > >My Van has been making a whirring/humming noise from the back for a few >weeks. I finally crawled underneath tonight and I believe it is coming from >the fuel pump. I have 87,300 miles on the van with a recent fuel filter >change, is this about average for fuel pump life span? Does it normally >make >noise before it quits? This is my daily driver so I don't want to get >stranded and wait a week for a part. > >Thanks, >Nathan >85 Westy >74 Bus >60 SO-23 > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com
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