Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 12:39:25 -0600
Reply-To: David Johnson <davidj@ELPASOTEL.NET>
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From: David Johnson <davidj@ELPASOTEL.NET>
Subject: Re: i can hear my fuel pump
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Can't offer a whole lot of help on the fuel pump noise, but the green
knob you describe is for the gasoline powered heater for the camper.
Should make the whole camper nice and toasty, at the cost of about
1/4 gallon of gas an hour. It may be what you are hearing is the
fan for it, and not actually the fuel pump. Turn the green knob all
the way counterclockwise (I think ) until it clicks. That will shut
off the gas heater.
As for the fridge, it is possible the cooling gel has set up a little
- there are several articles in the archives that detail that.
Assuming the rest of the AC portion of the camper works, can you feel
any heat coming from the vent on the rear side of the fridge area?
Also be aware that it takes 20-30 minutes of run time before the
fridge actually starts to cool.
Hope that is of some marginal help - just some things I have learned
from tinkering with Blue Midget (my '80 Westy) and reading here.
David.
On Aug 5, 2006, at 12:21 PM, nick greenaway wrote:
> and since im about to drive from el paso to north carolina in a
> westy(83 aircooled) i just bought, im a little unnerved. its not an
> obnoxious sound, just a whirring noise. quiet, but audible over the
> engine.
> well, i know of 3 vanagons (2 air cooled and one water) at local
> boneyards, there may be more but i only hit 2 yards till i found what
> i wanted before, but i digress. im thinking of pulling a few spare
> pumps for my trip, the question is, how? it sounds like its below and
> behind the front passenger seat.
>
> also, i have a few questions about my westy- first theres a green
> control right next to the steering column that says temp. should be
> self explanatory, i know, but heres where it confuses me- its not a
> push-pull control, its one that is rotated, and it shounds like
> theres some kinda clockwork timer in the big black box behind it that
> keeps ticking even after the van is turned off...whats this all
> about?
>
> second, whats mounted behind the shield in between the fuel tank and
> the tranny, adjacent to the propane tank? to the rear of the shield
> it looks like some kind of smoke stack or vent pipe sticking down.
>
> third, any tips on troubleshooting the fridge? it doesnt work on 120v
> or 12v...i havent tried LP yet and probably wont for some time. i was
> gonna take the service manual and a multimeter to it...
>
> thanx in advance!
> nick
>
>
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