[Vwdiesel] diesel scirocco
Erik Lane
erikjlane at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 24 03:45:50 EDT 2004
when you say you didn't need to replace any fuel hose
underneath it made me think that you don't have a fuel
return line to the tank. is this true? or did it
already have a supply and return?
the diesel needs a return line to operate correctly.
tho i'm not knowledgeable enough to be able to really
understand the workings of it. just that there always
is some and if you don't allow for it you'll have
problems.
sounds like a fun project, tho!
erik
--- Chris Collin <rangerdanger_svo at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I installed an unknown engine in the scirocco
> because
> the price was right. Now it runs, but pretty
> crummy. We'll work on that. A guy at work
> has a diesel rabbit and we'll take them to the feed
> mill to scale when I'm finished. I plan
> on getting rid of the steel bumpers and replacing
> them with audi aluminum. It is not a
> show car! Drag might be lower than the rabbit, but
> weight is probably equitable.
> I am excited to see the mileage with the wide five
> speed box. The conversion from gas to
> diesel was pretty simple. The CIS wiring harness
> was removed in a modular fashion except for the coil
> lead. The electrics for the diesel are simple. I
> bypassed the fuel pump
> and accumulator and didn't even need to add more
> fuel hose underneath. (Hope the old
> gas hose holds up to diesel?) The fuel lines
> terminate on the drivers side of the engine
> bay. I located the fuel filter there, with longer
> lines leading to the diesel pump. There
> was a blank grommet in the firewall for the cold
> start, and a factory perfect spot for the
> pull knob under and to the left of the steering
> wheel (amazing!) I boogered up my attempt
> to change the tach over, as well as the glow plug
> light. As my electronics experience
> grows I'll give them both another shot. Hopefully
> tomorrow I'll have time for a compression
> test. If you see a rusty-pocked scirocco trailing a
> rooster tail of black smoke on the
> highway in Wisconsin give me a wave!
>
>
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