Date:         Wed, 8 Jun 2005 23:43:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Fuel Pressure/Hot motor/Power Steering grease
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Hello Everyone:   My problems this time around are recent in occurrence so
I will get started.

After putting on a new Bosch fuel pump on my 90GL only a few months ago, I
am experiencing low fuel pressure according to the gauge, but only after
the engine warms up.  Starts off like the specs say it should, but
gradually the max pressure is around 28 and  decell(high vacuum) low
20's.  Could this be grunge in the intake coming from the tank, or is the
pump getting ready to eat it.  It's quiet as a mouse, as you would expect
for a relatively new pump.

The engine coolant was reading high the other day as well.  don't think the
two are related, but you never know.  Didn't check to see if the fan was
working properly, but I did have the overflow bottle  over the screw cap by
the time I got to the post office.  My water temp gets to about 110 C and
stabilizes there and has since I added the sending unit.  When the overflow
bottle was too full, the needle was at 120C and I've never een that
before.  Fan or closed thermo stat?  Hope it's not the heads going
south.  I spent too much money on that rebuild for this to be tanking so soon.

Last item:  Someone on the list a while a go mentioned that those like me
that have discontinued usage of their power steering pump, would have to
find a way to keep fluid up in the rack section for lubrication.  My
steering is suffering a little from stiffness, and since I no longer want
power steering, what should I be lubricating inside the rack with Moly
grease?  I'd like to make the rack work a while longer wwhile I save my
pennies to get a new or rebuilt manual syteering rack.

thanks in advance.

Max