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Hi All

Our bus hasn't been starting for the last few weeks. I replaced the battery, plugs and leads but none of these rectified the problem. Just had the breakdown people out and at first they were baffled as everything seemed to be as it should bar the fact the engine wouldn't fire. After spraying some fuel in a cannister stuff into the air intake the engine fired up and just about ticked over with the throttle slightly open. They reckon a new fuel pump is what's required - which don't seem all that readily available for the 2.0 cu engine. They only thing i could find is -:

http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=s ... ory_id=114

I'm still finding my feet mechanically - does this sound like a correct diagnosis and is this likely to be a fairly simple job or would we be best off paying a mechanic to do it?

take the pump of the engine its only 2 allen key bolts then work it by hand with the inlet pipe in a jar of fuel, i am shure it will start to work the 2 cheese headed screws holding the pre heat pipe may be a more difficult but soaked in plusgas for the day or so thet will soon undo

Hi.
If it turns out to be the fuel pump, Heritage has started to sell them.
http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Fue ... tartPage=1

When the pump is off, also check that the fuel pump rod hasn't worn out of spec. The dimension should be in the manual.
Good luck

Might be worth changing the fuel filter first. £1.50 & ten minutes work. If the filter it blocked your pump might be struggling to suck the petrol through to the carbs.

Thanks for the tips. I should have mention that I already changed the fuel filter. I'll try and take the pump out in the next few days. How do I manually operate the pump to get it working again?

you can work the lever of the fuel pump with your thumb, it will all seem clear when you remove the pump from engine , i know it may seem daft but you have not replacing the petrol pipes on pump and refitted them the wrong way round , if not sometimes just filling the float bowls up with fuel and running engine for a few minutes is enough to coax the pump back to life

Be very carefull not to brake the bakerlight block the pump sits on.

Hi All

We didn't manage to get around to sorting out the pump over the Christmas period. Ive managed to order a replacement mechanical pump from the USA (all the UK stockists are out of stock) - same parts no. as this

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Fue ... tartPage=1

so i'm hoping it should be a simple like for like replacement. I'm a utterly clueless when it comes to mechanical stuff (but the only was i'll learn is by doing , right?), but would i be right in assuming i just need to jack the vehicle up, locate and remove the fuel pump and replace with new - fitting the pushrod into the new pump as i do it? Apparently there are minor changes to the size of the outlet pipes on the replacement pump as it is technically for earlier T2's - would this cause any problems or would fitting hose clips mean its not an issue? Also would it be worth replacing the pushrod while i'm at it, as they're pretty cheap and then i know there is a good one in?

We're desperate to get the van back on the road, so praying this will sort it all out.

Thanks

Simon