Date:         Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:48:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel pump noise?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
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On the subject of fuel pumps, filters, noisy operation, etc.

  Here's a handy hint.   Golf Tees are good fuel line stoppers for when you
must work around the fuel system.  I keep some in my tool box and just push
one into any line that I have to temporarily disconnect.

  I installed a large pre-pump filter into my system.  It came from a
Triumph motorcycle and is actually larger than the  standard VW post pump
filter..  I see no reason to chance getting dirt from the tank or various
filling stations into my fuel pump, so the pre-pump filter makes sense to
me...thought the one VW uses on some models, that seems too small.  Find
and install a larger one, keep your FP happy.. Can't hurt.


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:07 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Was the noise always there or did it recently appear?
>
> I've been living with an intermittent pump noise for some time now.
> Pump, tank, etc. were new at time of tank install and engine swap, and
> the noise was apparent soon after that. Deleting the pre pump filter
> and installing a post pump filter did not seem to change this. I'm
> running the older style tank with smaller outlet.
>
> Not saying your pump won't fail, but if it were me, I'd just keep an
> ear on it and note if there's an abrupt change in noise levels.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 4:08 AM, Bob Anderson
> <ROBERTANDERSON294@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >  Question regarding my fuel pump. When engine is running, I'm getting a
> continuous noise from the pump, like a noisy dremel.
> > When I turn on the key, I hear the normal pump sound, but then once I
> start the engine the noisy dremel sound starts and is continuous.
> > Time for a new pump?
> >  Thanks,
> > Bob Anderson
> > '86 Vanagon
> > Wilmington, MA
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
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