Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 11:48:22 -0400
Reply-To: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject: Re: camper water pump question
Dear David,
The sink pump is pretty simple and easy to get to.
Sit in the rear seat facing forward. Inside the bin at your left elbow,
there is a small panel in the bottom, held down by two screws. Remove
those two screws, and you'll see a large screw off cap. Remove that cap;
this is the inside your water tank. In the bottom that water tank you'll
see a blue cylindrical object, with tube and some protected wires running
to it. This is the pump.
If you turn the sink to the on position, which on hours is to the left, the
pump should be in motion. If all of your fuses are good, and the pump
fails this test, you should replace it. There are no user service will
parts inside the pump, and for the cost of replacing it you would be
wasting your time trying to fix it.
While you have the lid off, you may consider sanitizing and rinsing the
inside using a 1:25 mixture of household bleach and water, followed by two
rinses with a 1:25 mixture of baking soda to water (dissolved), then a
clear water rinse.
New pumps are available through many of the list vendors for about $20-$30.
Once you have running water in your van you'll never go back to camping
dry again.
Cheers,
G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree
-----Original Message-----
From: DAVID MOST [SMTP:most@UCLA.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 1:06 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: camper water pump question
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
| 
