Date:         Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:00:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Kurt Grotz <kgrotz@MAIL.CRAFTECH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kurt Grotz <kgrotz@MAIL.CRAFTECH.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel pumps
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BD8385F9.61B9%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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DITTO -

This is my problem - I bought my Vanagon (RexMobile) in July.  One major
problem - gas gauge does not work.  So the first time I ran out - I could
not start again.  I tried sucking out what I could from tank - ugly rust
colored substance.  I am sure I need to pull tank, but can't afford it.
Anyway to make a long story short I pulled pump, hooked up to a battery
charger, smacked it around and then got it running.  I cleaned out filter in
same way.  I am going to order a new one ASAP.  Then stupid me - it happened
again, yesterday.  Same story, ran out of gas, pump gets clogged, take it
all apart and I am running.  This time, I had an new filter for my old 84.
I ran that in-between the tank and filter, so I have two filter now.  It may
cause the pump to wear faster, but until I can get that tank out, it will
have to do.  I have a spare filter from the 84 which is ready to be popped
in in case of emergency.

My guess in the end is that you have some water-sludge-crap in the tank that
you need to deal with.

Which brings me to my question.  How do I keep getting water in the system?
Is there a universal weak link in the fuel system?

Thanks

Kurt Grotz

84 Vanagon - Jackson    Parts Car
86 Vanagon - RexMobile  Rex is my dog.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Mike Miller
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 1:09 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fuel pumps


Fellow listees,

I have a persistent fuel pump problem.  One went out a year or so ago,
replaced with proper Bosch.  It went out 2 months ago, replaced with FLAPS
forever guarantee.  This one is starting the process again.

Is there anything else that would make a fuel pump not work that replacing
it would cure besides a bad pump?  Wiring short, gremlins?

Mike