Date:         Sat, 6 Apr 2019 15:15:28 -0700
Reply-To:     Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CANMEa3jjNuee6eDCc45R-FPfeKL-o-7cjtwUCPMhgiRzyAEC9Q@mail.gmail.com>
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I've had all sorts of fun with fuel supply, probably because my van was
allowed to sit one winter without gas in the tank and here on the Wet Coast
that is an invitation to rust.  Since then, fuel supply problems have
usually been traced to chunks of rust plugging the in-tank screen which
then results in the fuel pump being unable to draw sufficient fuel and thus
cavitating and whining loudly.

Fuel filters in either location (before or aft of the pump) do not, of
course, remedy this problem.  The only solution I've found, short of
replacing the tank, is to blow air back into the tank.  That seems to get
me another year of so of free-flowing fuel.  But along the way, I have
tried fuel filters in both the before and aft postions.  The only issue
with the before position is the difficulty in priming the pump; once primed
the pump seems to have no problem in pulling fuel through it.  I used a
smaller, generic filter rather than the larger one as shown in the pic.

Cheers, Rick



On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 2:18 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> The. Stock 84 had a small filter before the pump, but Vw changed that to a
> bigger filter after the pump for less cavitation in the pump, so I have
> read. I installed both new & old in my 84 years ago. Ymmv
>
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 5:11 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Just about to wrap things up, get an alignment and have fun with my 84
> > this summer!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quick question, do you think I’m going to have any issues with the Fuel
> > Filter modification in the attached photo.
> >
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/UM1j71P4RbYMcifa9
> >
> >
> >
> > I really wanted to have the filter before the pump, to help avoid crap
> > getting into the pump.
> >
> > It took a bit to get the system primed however, and after reviewing
> photos
> > from later  models, I realized that the later models have the filter
> > following the pump.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any thoughts on why VW decided to place the filter post pump?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > Jack
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> Sent from Wherever I was @ the time
>