My 1980 Westy did this too, it turned out to be a clogged fuel filter. Replaced the filter and the noise went away. ...JMM
Justin M. Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan"
> I just came back from browsing the archives on this issue, but not quite > satisfied with what I found. > > The fuel pump on my 85 1.9 WBX has been making this noise as if a giant bumble > bee was trapped inside (took that from an earlier post - not my creation) for > a while when warm and audible only at idle. On and off, not consistently. This > seems to be a pretty common issue. > > However what I didn't find in the archives, was if this is a sign of a dying > fuel pump, or if it is more like standard vanagon noise. $250 just to get the > same noise from a younger pump? What's the typical life expectancy of a stock > fuel pump? > > BTW: So far I only listened to the noise. I neither took anything apart nor > checked the fuel filter for clogging at this point. > > Thanks > Joachim > > '85 Westfalia Spielmobil > Acton, MA > > > Joachim > > '85 Westfalia 1.9 WBX 'Spielmobil' > Acton, MA |
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