[Vwdiesel] Mileage test 84 Rabbit. --- ( hagars Pickle Jar day ? )

[Shawn Wright]

On 14 Jul 2004 at 8:02, H.Hagar <h_hagar at prcn.org> wrote:

> As promised here is the information gained.
> 
> Flow through pump ? ---- 625 mL  every 90 seconds.     Very important
> info for a simple test of fuel system.
> 
> Loren here is the info on heating of fuel.    7 kms at 50 km/h    120 degrees F.
> 
> My gut feeling is that if that pump was not COOLED by fuel as Bosch
> claims.        It would be one blistering hot pump in no time. 
> 
> What exactly heats up the fuel ?  -- is it the flyweights whipping the oil ? as
> I suspect --or is the high pressure piston leak-by as a senior member suggests

Can you measure temp/volume of return fuel from injectors? The volume is relatively 
low, but I would imagine the temps are higher.Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
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