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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1998 13:24:29 EDT
Reply-To:     "Larry L. Meyer" <llmeyer@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Larry L. Meyer" <llmeyer@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: fuel pumps
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com

>I just joined this listserve a couple of weeks ago. I have a question: I own an >86 Vanagon with the 2.1 engine and about 108,000 miles. This morning, >right after making a rather quick left turn the engine died and would >not restart. Since I was in a small Nebraska town (pop 300) a friend >towed me to his garage and we tried to get it going. No gas was making >it back to the engine. The tank was about a quarter full when it stopped. > We filled the tank thinking the hard corner may have been the cause. >We checked the fuel filter and it was okay. Finally pulled the fuel >pump----direct wired it to a 12 volt and tried to pump some gas through >it. It would vibrate but did not pump gas. By the time I got back to >Lincoln the import parts house was closed. I called Parts America >(Western Auto) and a number of other parts stores. The cheapest fuel >pump that could be ordered was from Parts America and it was $175.00 !! >MY QUESTIONS: Am I missing anything? Why so expensive for the fuel >pump---------and--------are there any universals that would work? One of >the sales reps said that the VW pump produced between 100-130 psi of >pressure. Thats seems like a lot! And a lot more than universals >produce. Any advice to a new one on the listserve?

Larry in Lincoln 86 Vanagon

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