Date:         Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:51:56 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
Comments: To: Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com>
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Thanks for those pics.

The new Brazilian tank I installed looks similar. So there's no filter in
depression at tank bottom?

As per Dennis's post, I have to wonder if my high speed I-5 (70+ MPH) stall
wasn't due to the same issue; higher engine demand, hot ambient temps, (and
likely hotter than normal engine bay temps due my "ahem", design) all
causing hotter than normal fuel getting pumped out the smaller ID tank
outlet where cavitation may already have been occurring.

My pump noise may well have been happening when my air cooled engine was
still installed. With a different somewhat quieter engine, the noise may
have become more apparent.

Thanks for posting your experiences Jack. (and your reply Dennis) This may
have shed some light on my mystery stall.

Neil.

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote:

At  8/19/2012 09:51 PM, neil n wrote:
>
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>  Did all this to help quell pump noise. It did not do that. That said, pump
>> noise has not gotten worse.
>>
>> Neil.
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> When I got my '84 the pump was really noisy, loud even, it was a new pump
> too (the PO told me). When I took a look at it he had some type of sound
> deadening material wrapped around it. A filter change did not help.
> A new tank fixed the pump noise, now when it gets a little noisy I change
> the white square stock filter & the pump is quiet again. I cut the old tank
> open & took pictures.
> http://s197.photobucket.com/**albums/aa190/becida/84%20Fuel%**20tank/<http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/becida/84%20Fuel%20tank/>I found nothing inside the tank. Someone later showed me a Samba picture of
> the tank with a big screen one the sump that mine didn't have.
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> Rob
> vwrobb@gmail.com
> Western WA state
>



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