Date:         Mon, 4 Oct 2004 00:13:12 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Fuel pumps
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On 10/3/04 11:14 PM, "Al and Sue Brase" <albeeee@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> On the previous 80 Vanagon that I did this to, I added a SECOND inlet
> side filter ahead of the Bosch one. It was a translucent white one and I
> could tell when it was beginning to look reddish brown.  I found I could
> just take the inlet side of of it loose and dump out most of the rust.
> Like Angus's experience, after a couple of times, the interval went up
> considerably. One other thing I did was blow some air back into the tank
> which reduced the accumulation on intake screen.  Apparently there is a
> hole in the screen that lets some of the rust come thru. After blowing
> backwards on the hose, some of the rust ends up in the lower part of the
> sump,
> We'll see how the process works on the 91. (And the 87, sounds like its
> time may be here too!)
> Al Brase
> 
> Angus Gordon wrote:
> 
>>  The tank
>> outlet is 11mm (about 7/16") as Al noted, and I couldn't find filters in
>> this size so I forced a 3/8" fuel line on the outlet side of the tank and
>> used a NAPA 3002 filter. This is a clear plastic filter so I can keep an
>> eye on it's condition. I also changed the stock Bosch filter after the
>> pump.
>> 
>> Initially I had to change the inline filter after just a few hundred
>> miles
>> as the tank kept expelling it's load of rust, but the interval increased
>> rapidly. Now, 4 years and 60,000 miles later the pump still works fine
>> and
>> I'm reminded by all the problems on the list, to check my fuel filter. It
>> looks a little cloudy, and according to my records it has 12,000 miles on
>> it, so I'll invest the $3.79 and put a new one on. Cheaper than a new
>> tank.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
  One thing that people should also note is that when you use a heavy fuel
system cleaner be ready to change your filter within a few days.  The
cleaner also does a good job of loosening all that sediment that is in the
tank after all those years.  I found that when I used a heavy cleaner on my
van and then went up a very bumpy mountain road I changed filters every
three days for 5 filters after that trip. Was getting ready to drop that
tank and do a flush.  A tank that I just dropped (a 70s ford) and flushed to
see if it was a keeper had an almost unbelievable amount of sludge rinse out
of it. That tank was pulled from a running vehicle not a salvage yard dump.

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