Update: I unscrewed the screw holding down the faucet knob, pulled the knob up, and unscrewed one of the screws holding down one of the wires. Upon attempting to connect the two wires, I got a small spark. This happened about four times (no pump noise however), and then there was no spark at all. After this happened, the water level indicator light no longer worked, and as expected, the 8 amp fuse on the pillar was blown. Any idea what happened here? So, does this sound like the pump needs to be replaced? In this regard, there are a couple of details that don't jive with the Bentley. The electrical connection going to the pump, starting from the pump, is a housing with 2 wires going from the pump through the top of the water tank (rubber grommet) and over to next cabinet where there is finally a connecter screwed on the wall. First, how does this connecter work (do I just pull the spade connecters off)? Second, does a new pump come with this long electrical wire with the same connector? Third, and finally, how do the water hose clamps work? I can't tell how one would loosen or tighten them. Perhaps the new pump comes with a piece of hose attached which can somehow attach to the fitting on the inside top of the tank. That's enough for now. Thanks to everyone who's responded with assistance. David On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Chris Smith wrote: > At 10:06 PM 4/19/99 -0700, you wrote: > >I've been testing the camping equipment in my "new" '87 camper, and it has > >all worked well thus far. The only part I'm not sure about is the sink > >pump. > > > >I filled the tank and the indicator lights worked properly. The two fuses > >on the driver's pillar are intact, but the pump makes no sound when I turn > >the knob. The PO claims that she never used any of the camping equipment, > >and it looks that way. The wiring looks fine, so I'm wondering if there's > >anything I can check before assuming the pump is bad. The fridge and > >stove work quite well, so I'm pretty happy as it is. > > > >Thanks for the help. > > > >David > > > > David, > My 82 has a later camper conversion in it ('88 interior, '82 van) the > faucet knob has a screw through the top. Un screw the philips head screw > and check the electrical contacts in the knob. Be careful when you pull > the knob though, there is a little black wire that s needed to make the > contact. > > You might find that the contacts are corroded. To fix this, use a stiff > pencil eraser to clean the green stuff off of the contacts. > > Good Luck > Chris Smith > '82 Westy > '74 The Thing > Director of Smoke and Mirrors > Die Busbesitzer Gruppe > > > |
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