Date:         Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:51:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Extra fuel filter before pump?
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In the ongoing saga of my '88 Westy drivability woes, I tried two more
things tonight (this is now a nightly ritual...)

1. Took apart ECU and resoldered all 25 pins from connector to board,
just in case any were cracked. No change.

2. Removed fuel line from tank and drained approx 1 litre of gas into clean
container. Found a fair bit of crud, which may have fallen off hose, so I did
it again, carefully ensuring nothing fell off hose this time. Two things I
noticed: I still got more crud, but only got about 250ml of gas - perhaps I
lost prime when I raised the hose after the first liter? Should I get a flow of
gas whenever lowering the hose from the fuel pump end (tank is half full)?

With the amount of crud, I'm now thinking perhaps my filter is plugged (1
year old, less than 10k). Is it safe to install a clear plastic filter between
tank and pump to monitor things? If there really is that much crud in the
tank, then I'll need to drop it I assume... :-(

--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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