Date:         Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:34:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: water tank pump problem
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
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I guess that I should interject here that I installed a little neon
indicator light so I knew when my pump was getting power and supposed to be
running. There is often a delay in the water coming out of the faucet and
the little indicator light helps to keep you from continuing to turn the
faucet against the rather pathetic little stop in the knob and breaking it.
I also used a little push button on a jumper wire when the faucet would
break (three times in 11 years).
I'd just leave the knob off and use the remote push button to run the pump.
I used several switch/button routines over the 11 years on my Westy.


Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: water tank pump problem


> "My water pump has suddenly stopped working, so no water coming out of my
> > faucet."
>
> Joy,
> Have you tried accessing the pump by opening the rear-most cabinet next to
> the bed, just below the closet, taking out the 2 screws on the metal
cover,
> then take the large plastic lid off the water tank? You can then pull the
> pump out of the tank and look at it. Mine had lost the bottom end of the
> plastic pump housing. I could hear the pump "working" but no water was
being
> pumped, so my problem was a simple fix. The plastic end had come off the
> pump where the pump impeller is so I just duct taped it back on and that
was
> 2 years ago. Since I fill my tank from the top via hose, I can easily
check
> the condition of the pump often. If you're getting no pump noise it's
> electrical, of course, and Stan's response is a good to-do.
>
> bob