I just came back from browsing the archives on this issue, but not quite
satisfied with what I found.

The fuel pump on my 85 1.9 WBX has been making this noise as if a giant bumble
bee was trapped inside (took that from an earlier post - not my creation) for
a while when warm and audible only at idle. On and off, not consistently. This
seems to be a pretty common issue.

However what I didn't find in the archives, was if this is a sign of a dying
fuel pump, or if it is more like standard vanagon noise. $250 just to get the
same noise from a younger pump? What's the typical life expectancy of a stock
fuel pump?

BTW: So far I only listened to the noise. I neither took anything apart nor
checked the fuel filter for clogging at this point.

Thanks
 Joachim

'85 Westfalia Spielmobil
 Acton, MA

Joachim

'85 Westfalia 1.9 WBX 'Spielmobil'
Acton, MA