Thanks for all the heater suggestions folks. At some point in the future if I keep the van it would be cool to try and fit an espar heater in here, maybe in place of the suburban hot water heater?
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Originally Posted by REF
Picture of the plastic part on top of the pump would help to identify, and see weather it’s repairable. Most likely needs to be replaced though
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Sorry for the late update. I ended up repairing the pump. The "cap" I was referring to turns out to be the pressure switch. When the pressure drops below a certain point, the switch depresses, the water pump runs until the pressure builds enough to press the button again. The problem was that water was getting past the seal/diaphragm that pushes onto the plastic switch on the other side of it. I cleaned up all the surfaces, added a layer of tape for a bit of extra pressure along the ridge of the seal, bolted it back up and no leaks. Here are some pictures.
But now I've noticed a different problem. The pump seems to be seeping out a salty goo at the metal/plastic interface, lower down on the pump than above. I think this was always happening but might be getting worse. Picture:
Anyone seen this before?