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Date:         Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:47:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Pump Noise
Comments: To: Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <C077A965-C71F-4AF2-9389-2EE1D311540F@mac.com>
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Just FYI--have owned my 85 Vanagon for 23 years.  Only hear the fuel pump buzz softly twice right before I crank the ignition switch.  Never hear anything more.  Replaced the fuel pump (Bosch from BusDepot) just because it was 27 years old, nothing wrong, just didn't want a failure 800 miles from home, preventive maintenance; same thing...just two buzzes when turned on, then nothing after igniting engine up.  Replaced filter at same time as pump just to keep things clean.  So all this noise you folks have is a mystery to me.  Will add...mine is a Southern California van, always garaged.  Maybe the answer is....rust.  Condensation from outdoor storage?  And likewise, in the gas station tanks where you fill up?


Rich
San Diego


--- On Thu, 1/5/12, Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM> wrote:


From: Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel Pump Noise
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 7:15 PM


Me, too. What Craig said. Only thing I haven't done is drop the gas tank to see if there is crud blocking the exit to the line which would cause cavitation. Bubbles in the fuel line, as it were.


I have given up and accepted the noise. I turn the stereo up louder. I have a spare fuel pump with me and a few clamps.


Melissa
'84 Westy Honey Bee
Sacramento, CA
www.westywoman.com


On Jan 5, 2012, at 6:22 PM, Craig Cowan wrote:


> I've had a loud fuel pump in my '85 for Years an never found the problem. I've replaced the fuel pump (6 times) ( with know good ones), the fuel tank, filter, all lines, and even the wiring.
> I gave up and accepted it. I've know this problem to happen to others that also went Unsolved.
>
> Best of luck
>
> -craig
>
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