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Date:         Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:20:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Weaning a Westy
Comments: To: Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <495799.84073.qm@web45112.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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Very interesting. I think, given the responses, I learned a VW lesson. The fuel tank and/or gauge design, . . . sucks, . . . air.

On 6/5/08, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote: > > When these symptoms happened to me, it was an intermittent failure of the > fuel pump. M > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:23 AM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Seems I tried to wean my Westy last week. Was running along fine on a > > level > > interstate stretch and all of a sudden I began to slowly lose > acceleration > > despite depressing the pedal to the floor. I don't recall if I swerved > to > > get the tank fuel into the pump but it regained 'altitude' a few seconds > > later. 30 seconds later it happened again and I certainly began to > swerve > > that time to keep the fuel flowing. Same thing as before. The last time > > it > > took a nosedive despite my trick. I never really believed it was out of > > fuel because the fuel gauge indicator was not in the red zone. Anyone > know > > why the red zone on an '82 (diesel) is 1/4" thick!? Also, the van didn't > > stutter while it lost power or while it regained power. Mystery. Do > > diesels respond differently to low fuel conditions? > > > > Has anyone else ran out of fuel while outside the red zone? If I don't > get > > a reasonable explanation this will be yet another crazy VW oddity I'll > warn > > me children about. > > > > -- > > Neil > > '82 Diesel Westy > > Peace of > > >

-- Neil '82 Diesel Westy Peace of


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