[Vwdiesel] Fuel delivery valve woes...

[gary]

I had a similar experience when replacing the inj pump on my P/U.

It all boiled down to not having enough fuel in the pump to prime the
lift pump.

Keep the pump full through the outlet banjo with good clean diesel.

-Gary


On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 19:42, Don Young wrote:
> I've got an '83 diesel vanagon that I recently put an '84 Quantum 1.6TD
> engine in.  After getting everything hooked up, I had trouble getting
> fuel to come out of one of the fuel delivery valves (the top one).  In
> desperation, like a fool, I removed one of the fuel delivery valves. 
> After examining its internals, I replaced it, satisfied with finding
> nothing missing.  Still no fuel.  So, I removed another one...looked
> the same...so I replaced it (careful to put the copper washer back in
> the same orientation that it came out).  Viola!  No fuel out of that
> one too!  Hey, when you're on a roll....  So I removed a third one,
> replaced it, and...no fuel output!
> 
> Before I removed the 2nd and 3rd valves, they were firing the fuel
> through the injectors and the van was almost starting.  Any ideas?  I'm
> at a loss.  The valves are not leaking.  I will order new copper
> washers on Monday from VW, hoping that will help, but if they were not
> sealing, fuel should be leaking out around the valve.
> 
> Bewildered, 
> 
> Don
> '85 Jetta Diesel
> '87 E350 6.9l Diesel
> '95 Chugger Diesel 
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