Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 18:58:51 -0400
Reply-To: Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject: Re: noisy fuel pump
In-Reply-To: <40745416.2030703@fyi.net>
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Hi Eric,
We lost the invoice in the muddle of repacking the bus after the
roadside repair was completed. By then we had been stranded for about 3
hours and the kids were restless and we just wanted to get rolling. We
didn't even notice it was gone until someone at everybus asked us the
same question. The pump is very generic-looking and has no numbers on
it at all.
Sorry about that. But if you know a parts shop with someone who can
read a catalog it shouldn't take too long to get a suitable part. Fred
Roberts Auto Parts in Bath N.Y. was a great help.
Tell the guy with the book to start looking for pumps used on mid-80's
Ford Broncos.. Off the top of my head I think you need 50 gallons per
hour, 35 PSI Min (for a bus) 70SPI max, 12V and 10mm hookups. Make sure
he cross-references the specs with those for the Vanagon to be sure.
One more thing... The Vanagon fuel pump has 10mm input lines and 7mm
out. The Vanagon filter has 10mm out and 7mm in. When we switched to
the ford pump we had to also switch to the ford filter, because the
ford pump uses 7mm in AND 7mm output. It wasn't a big deal for us, we
needed a new filter anyway. We just can't use Vanagon filters on the
westy any more.
Happy trails,
Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.geocities.com/busesofthecorn
On 7-Apr-04, at 3:18 PM, Eric Zeno wrote:
> It would do everyone a favor to get the exact part numbers.
> Thanks eric
>
> Greg Potts wrote:
>
>> Hi Volks,
>>
>> Since we're still talking about fuel pumps, I'll inject another
>> nugget of useful
>> data: You don't HAVE to replace the original VW pump with the exact
>> same thing.
>> As long as you match the line diameter, fuel pressure, voltage and
>> flow rates
>> of the VW spec, you can use any pump sold at your favorite FLAPS.
>>
>> When we were stranded at roadside with a dead fuel pump in Dad's
>> Vanagon westy,
>> I was told that a Vanagon pump would cost $200 and take two days to
>> obtain. The
>> second parts store sang the same song... But they also had an older
>> gentleman
>> behind the counter who was able to pull out a huge reference book and
>> find me a
>> ford pump and filter that would meet my needs. One that he had in
>> stock, and
>> that cost only $110 instead of $200. When I got back to the bus I
>> bolted it up
>> and we were back under way in just a few minutes.
>>
>> Two years later that pump is still running fine.
>>
>> Moral of *this* story: It pays to shop around.
>>
>> If you're really interested in the gory details and want to see a pic
>> of the new
>> pump, my EveryBus 2002 trip report is online here:
>> http://pottsfamily.ca/VW_type2/EB2002/
>>
>> Happy trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>>
>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H
>> 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
>> http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
>> http://www.geocities.com/busesofthecorn
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I went with a " new pump " or well now they are rebuilt from what?
>>> peoples
>>> old pumps?
>>> and still hear the thing buzzin ( its not me buzzing * shame* ;) I
>>> think the
>>> new pumps
>>> wear even faster then the old. I too check i fuel filter and psi and
>>> its
>>> good, just the buzz
>>> still happens. (( cheep pumps these days?? )) maybe! if so that
>>> sucks. lotta
>>> $$ for something
>>> that will crap out faster that the old one.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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