Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:41:13 -0700
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From: "sailingfc @dslextreme.com" <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
Subject: Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
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Great list of spares. I'll have to stock up my kit once I get Blaze back
on the road.
Thanks.
-Dick-
78 Scirocco
87 Vanagon Syncro (Blaze)
12 Golf TDI
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> since we talk about carrying spare parts, here's my list. Most of them are
> old ones saved over as spare, for my van or help out a fellow on the
> road... I put a print out of this list in the glove box.
>
> - fuel pump
> - coil
> - dist cap and rotor
> - spark plugs wire set
> - spark plugs
> - ECU
> - AFM
> - set of 3 belts
> - ignition switch
> - assorted fuses
> - fuel line and assorted clamps
> - accelerator cable
> - fuel filter
> - oil filter
> - spare keys
> - temp2 sender
> - thermostat
>
> I plan to add:
> a Hall sender
> alternator brushes
>
> funny enough I never use any of those spares on any trip. 2 years ago on a
> trip from So. Cal to Oregon, the water pump gave up and the alternator dies
> 2 day later...
>
> dan
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 2:44 PM, david hardy <david@planetmind.net> wrote:
>
> > Just wanted to pass along a little advice to anyone doing long trips to
> > remote places in a
> > Vanagon...Last week we were about halfway through a 1200 mile trip
> through
> > Colorado and Utah -
> > just south of Natural Bridges National Monument on Rt 261, to be exact.
> > The Westy was running
> > great, not even a hiccup...when it suddenly wouldn't accelerate. I just
> > couldn't get the engine
> > to rev. Coasted to a turn-off - middle of nowhere, of course - where it
> > just died. I know my way
> > around the wasserboxer pretty well, so I got underneath and felt/listened
> > for the fuel pump
> > while the wife turned the ignition on/off - sure enough, it wasn't coming
> > on - then it did, but
> > just made a sick, gurgly buzz. About 20 or so years ago, I had pulled the
> > fuel pump off an old
> > fuel-injected Type II bus I was parting out, figuring "someday this is
> > gonna save my butt", and
> > sure enough... So 15 minutes later we were back on the road, cruising
> > through some of the most
> > amazing - and desolate - terrain in the country.
> >
> > Moral of the story: carry a spare fuel pump, and learn how to replace it
> > (it's easy). You can
> > get an after-market one for $50 on ebay - but you'll be waiting at least
> a
> > couple days (and pay
> > many times that) for a parts store to get one in most places. Another
> good
> > spare to carry is a
> > distributor, since it can also strand you (and also easy to replace).
> > Those are a little
> > pricier, though.
> >
> > David
> > --
> >
>
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