Replacment Fuel pump

[Stígandi]

will a universal fuel pump work in the 82 Van? or do I need the higher perfomance one?
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Thanx,
Craig and Holly
82' Aircooled Vanagon
used to be known as ShotMagnet

http://vanagonshenanigans.blogspot.com/ new

http://vanagonshananigans.blogspot.com/ old

http://texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/

[bucko]

Use the search; there is a Ford electric fuel pump that is supposed to work.
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Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia

Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181

[mightyart]

You need the correct pump for your FI van.
A universal electric pump sold by the auto places for around $50.00 is only universal for carbs.
here's the cheapest I've seen for the right one.
http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=043906091
Personaly I'd spend the extra and get a Bosch.

[kayakwesty]

here is a link

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=180967

[erdonline]

I've bought the one for the Ford pick-up. The inlet size may be different. Depending on the outlet size of your tank (some aftermarket ones seem to have a smaller outlet) and whether or not you use the white box filter, you may or may not have to use a different size hose. I put a Fram G2 filter before the pump, and it had the right size fittings. This filter is clear and lets me monitor any gunk coming out of the tank. It's a low pressure filter, but is ok before the pump, and costs about $3. Then I use the metal canister filter after the pump.

One other interesting note- when you go to Autozone or Advance Auto Parts online, I can't remember which, you can click on "Show all vehicles this part fits." When you click on the Vanagon fuel pump, it shows several other vehicles. Then you can click on those, and it lists even more. Some of those might be slightly different and have a different price.

Ed in CT