Running hot

Huw Powell audi at humanspeakers.com
Mon Jun 1 19:29:37 PDT 2015


Weird.  I think what happened is I googled what you called it, and what 
turned up was a copy or knock-off of the Bosch unit.

I wonder why it is so loud?  The stock pump in that car should be dead 
silent, or at least no louder than the lifters ;)

- Huw

On 6/1/2015 10:04 PM, David Vanden wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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>
>      >>>> <mailto: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>
>      >>>>        <mailto: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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