Date:         Mon, 11 Nov 1996 16:27:04 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Hotch <hotch@netaxs.com>
Subject:      Re: (Fuel filter) What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

VWmiked@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Charles-
> 
> Sounds like a good trip (breakingdown but making it through with the
> road-side repair always makes for more excitement, increases the hero
> feeling)
> 
> I've got the same wierd two filter set up on my 83.5 westie.  If you look at
> the Bently this matches the set up for the Digifant fuel set-up, but I am
> pretty sure I have a Digijet (aren't all 83-85 H20 boxers Digijet) which says
> to have either one or the other.  I've had it suggested to me that somebody
> was having trouble with the silver tube gettin' clogged so tried to extend
> the life of it with the little plastic filter.  I've had the same results
> looking at NAPA for parts, but what's wierd if you go to Grand or Kragen and
> look it up in the Fram guide it only show the plastic one for 83.5 and the
> metal one for 86 and up.  It has confounded me as well.  I would like to get
> it straighted out, I don't want to be putting undo strain on my fuel pump or
> be messing with the injection by having to much resistance in the lines.
> 
> Your the second person I've known of who tows a motorbike, my friend Thomas
> had a green late 70's breadloaf westie (Country Home) on which he towed a
> pretty good sized dirt bike, I think he got as much as 20 mpg on his after he
> rebuilt the breadloaf's engine!
> 
> Good luck, let me know if you solve the fuel filter wierdness,
> 
> Mike D
> 83.5 White Westie
> Lake Tahoe, CA

Hey Guys,

The small filter before the fuel pump was recalled on my 86GL leaving
only the big silver one after the pump.  Something about only needing
the small one for manufacturing debris.  I think the small one also
leaked, another reason to do without.

I don't know about your years, but mine was a definite recall item.
-- 
Hotch
86GL 123K
Philly
hotch@netaxs.com