Running hot

David Vanden dvanden46 at gmail.com
Mon Jun 1 19:04:13 PDT 2015


It isn't a copy.  It is a real Bosch!  It came in A Bosch Box and it says
Bosch right on it.  I don't know where the assumption came from that I was
using a copy.

My only caveat with it is its noise level.  Which makes me wonder whether I
should drop another fifty bucks at some point when cash flow is better,on a
silicone "silencer cradle". I wonder if they really work and whether they
could cause it to overheat, being a relatively new and untested concept.
Anyway, that is enough for tonight.  My mind can only absorb so much
information.

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> I did, you musta missed it much like I missed it being a copy rather than
> a real Bosch 044 which is what I thought he said ;-).
>
> I'm 100% certain without a doubt that a real Bosch 044/040 is CIS capable
> and that it is undoubtedly the stock pump in a 5000 Turbo. At EFI pressures
> (lower than CIS, therefore more flow) I'm still using the stock Bosch 040
> (in tank) pump to exceed 600hp. The only question on his at this point is
> how good of a copy it is I suppose.
>
>
>
> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>
> > On Jun 1, 2015, at 9:37 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ah, Cody, why didn't you correct me before I said that twice?
> >
> > Are you sure about the pump he bought, though?  I saw nothing about 120
> PSI in the description.  Keep in mind it was not a Bosch, but a copy,
> IIRC.  The highest pressure mentioned was 5 bar.
> >
> > I'm pretty sure they also use a power resistor to make the low speed,
> but the ones on the small cars don't have a reputation for burning out.
> That said, there's no harm in testing it.
> >
> > - Huw
> >
> >> On 6/1/2015 9:08 PM, Cody Forbes wrote:
> >> I assure you Huw ol pal that the 044 pump is indeed proper for any CIS
> car. There's the 040 and the 044, one being the in tank version and one
> being the external version. They are identical in specification and rated
> to flow at pressures exceeding CIS system pressures. Again, the in tank
> version is the OE pump on a 5000 Turbo. A fuel pump is a fuel pump as long
> as it will flow enough fuel at high enough pressure to let the pressure
> regulator do its job. Flow rate is inversely proportionate to pressure (as
> pressure goes up, flow rate goes down) so you've got to be sure it can flow
> enough at 120psi for CIS and the 044 pump absolutely, unequivocally,
> unquestionably, can.
> >>
> >>
> >> On the fan noise:
> >> Do these have the same big cooling fan resistor as the 5000's? I know
> on the 5000's the resistor burns out on low speed and you end up with only
> high speed which is very loud. Also on the 5000's there are different fan
> options with 3, 4, and 5 blades. The more blades the quieter the fan at
> similar flow rates. Perhaps the small chassis cars also have different
> blade quantity options to look in to?
> >>
> >> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
> >>
> >>> On Jun 1, 2015, at 8:41 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> You might want to test your radiator fan sender doohickey (if that's
> what you mean by "new temperature sensor then you're all set).
> >>>
> >>> It's a two-speed fan, and "high" is pretty loud.  "Low" is not so bad,
> but if the sender is partly bad you might have high only.  That makes it
> louder, and also a bit hotter before it comes on.
> >>>
> >>> The fan should almost never come on while you are moving, but idling
> on an 80F+ day it will cycle on and off every couple of minutes.
> >>>
> >>> I'm wary of your concept of "superior", since you already put the
> wrong fuel pump in your car...
> >>>
> >>>> On 6/1/2015 8:23 PM, David Vanden wrote:
> >>>> It hasn't overheated.  I refuse to drive it until I at least get the
> >>>> radiator cleaned and install the new temperature sensor.  I removed
> the
> >>>> radiator from the car.  It seems to have a lot of gook inside.
> >>>>
> >>>> I just liked the idea of a superior radiator because I get annoyed
> with
> >>>> it not running cooler and with the cooling fan coming on so
> frequently.
> >>>> I figured if there was a way to quiet the cooling fan and not be so
> >>>> reliant on it it would be cool
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:01 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com
> >>>> <mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>    This Nissen's:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1987/audi/4000_quattro/cooling_system/radiator.html
> >>>>
> >>>>    is what people have been using "forever".  Direct fit, but does
> >>>>    require a "universal" corrugated top hose since for some reason the
> >>>>    hose nipple is a couple of inches further from the engine.
> >>>>
> >>>>    I cut two original hoses and joined them with a stainless steel
> >>>>    barbed fitting, but that's not necessary, it was just fun to do.
> >>>>    And cheaper.
> >>>>
> >>>>    I don't know if people have used the other radiator shown there.
> >>>>
> >>>>    Has your car overheated yet?
> >>>>
> >>>>    - Huw
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>    On 6/1/2015 6:26 PM, David Vanden wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>        This question may be perhaps rhetorical but did anyone install
> a
> >>>>        Flex A
> >>>>        Lite universal fit radiator, see significant improvement, and
> do
> >>>>        so without
> >>>>        spending a lot of money on mounting hardware?
> >>>>
> >>>>        On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 11:57 PM, Andrew Buc <
> abuc at andrewbuc.com
> >>>>        <mailto:abuc at andrewbuc.com>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>            Your 4kq is old enough that the odds are pretty good it
> >>>>            needs a new
> >>>>            radiator. I had the radiator on my ’87 4kq replaced 2 or 3
> >>>>            years ago. In my
> >>>>            case, the issue was coolant loss, not overheating (I
> started
> >>>>            carrying jugs
> >>>>            of coolant in the trunk and topping up as needed), but
> still.
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