Date:         Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:22:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel pump buzzing...again.
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James,

You might have something clogging the screen in
the tank which restricts the flow.

I replaced my tank, and last fall on a road trip,
I spent the day under an Oregon bridge in a
rainstorm trying to figure out why the engine
wasn't getting gas.

I reversed the leads to the pump and backflushed
the pump (with the filter removed).

This got me going again.
When I got home, I removed the tank and rinsed it
out and it has a leaves, string, plastic
wrappers- that was all from a gas station in
Bakersfield.

When the pump is known to be good, and then it
gets noisy, that can be fuel starvation.

If you backflush the pump, make sure the filter
is off, or, backflush with the filter on into a
bowl to see what's in your filter.

I can only wonder how all that garbage got into
the gas in the first place.

Robert

1982 Westfalia


--- James Ballen <ballenjames@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> My fuel pump starting to buzz pretty loudly
> about a month ago.  I knew that
> it was atleast 10 years old, so I decided to
> replace it.  I replaced the
> pump, filter, and all the hose in the immediate
> area.
>
> About a day later, it started to buzz again.
> Now, it is silent and fine for
> the first 15 or 20 minutes of driving, but once
> the van heats up to normal
> temp. (might just be coincidence?) it starts to
> buzz pretty loudly.
>
> I haven't done a fuel pressure test as I don't
> have the gauge or hose to do
> it, but what else could it be? fuel pressure
> regulator? I've noticed no
> power loss or abnormal operation.  The van
> still gets about 16mpg...no
> matter what I do to it!
>
> Would love to hear suggestions from folks who
> have dealt with this before.
>
> Thanks!
> James
> '83.5 2.1 country homes camper
>


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