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Date:         Fri, 5 Dec 2014 15:41:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel pump/filter
Comments: To: Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY403-EAS3741692CCE04E0FCA42B4C5D4790@phx.gbl>
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...So, did you actually have a drill along with you, or did you kick around on the shoulder and find an old rusty nail and poke that through the tank using a rock for a hemmer?.......like a true "Baja Repair"...never mind you can reply tomorrow....

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Geneva Saint-Amour < genevasaintamour@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Stuart- > We drilled a hole in each tank. The fuel pump is back to peaceful pumping. > No squealing. > Muchas gracias. Now for that beer! > > Geneva and/or Mike Saint-Amour > www.slowcarfasthouse.com > > > > On Dec 4, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > One more thing, the expansion tanks vent to the charcoal canister near > the engine though a check valve on top. Perhaps that was damaged during > the repair, it’s difficult to remove the hard plastic hose from the nipple > unless you heat it up with a head gun: > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=19595&category_id=&category_parent_id= > > > > The tanks are held on by a single bolt at the bottom, so it’s easy to > check. > > > > Good luck! > > > > Stuart > > > > From: Geneva Saint-Amour [mailto:genevasaintamour@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 8:54 PM > > To: Stuart MacMillan > > Subject: RE: Fuel pump/filter > > > > The pump is less than a year old. The noise only started after the > expansion tank repair. > > > > ☮ ☮ ☮ PEACE ☮ ☮ ☮ > > Geneva Saint-Amour > > www.slowcarfasthouse.com > > > > > > > > > From: stuartmacm@gmail.com > > > To: genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM > > > Subject: RE: Fuel pump/filter > > > Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:06:55 -0800 > > > > > > How old is the pump? Mine died a few hundred miles after it became > noisy. > > > www.rockauto.com has the OEM Bosch pump for about $135. I assume you > put the > > > big post-pump filter on. > > > > > > Stuart > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > > > Geneva Saint-Amour > > > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 10:28 AM > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Subject: Re: Fuel pump/filter > > > > > > Done. No change in noise or idle. > > > > > > Geneva and/or Mike Saint-Amour > > > www.slowcarfasthouse.com > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 30, 2014, at 11:17 AM, KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > > > Remove the fuel cap and see if the fuel pump quietens down. If it > does, > > > the > > > > vent lines/evaporative canister lines are blocked or kinked. > > > > > > > > That would cause the pump to pull against a vaccum and get noisey. > > > > > > > > GregM > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > > > > Geneva Saint-Amour > > > > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 10:06 AM > > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > Subject: Fuel pump/filter > > > > > > > > Hey listers. We are in sunny Baja MX and thought we would toss this > out > > > for > > > > discussion. > > > > Some time ago we replaced the fuel tank. At that time we moved the > filter > > > to > > > > post-pump location. All was great and quiet. About a month ago we > > > replaced > > > > the seals on the expansion tanks. Now the fuel pump is making quite > a bit > > > of > > > > noise. > > > > Thoughts or suggestions are welcome! > > > > > > > > Geneva and/or Mike Saint-Amour > > > > www.slowcarfasthouse.com > > > >


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