Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (May 2008, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:30 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Noisy fuel pump causes
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2008051322204030@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

> Other than look at it I have done nothing yet. > > 1) Bad pump? > 2) Dirty tank? (looks like a new filter going into the pump) > 2) Does the pump have vibration mount?

More likely than not (and especially if the pump has already been replaced), the pump is noisy because something is restricting its input. Dirt or rust in the tank is one possibility; a restriction in the line may be another. If so, the new pump will eventually burn up if you don't find the root cause. Since you have an '84, I assume you have a pre-pump filter (unlike some later Vanagons, which only have a post-pump filter). The fact that the filter looks good does not completely eliminate the possibility of some sort of blockage or foreign object that is too large travel through the fuel line to the filter. Remember, the tank is gravity fed; anything in it will tend to sink to the bottom.

- Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW

_____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.